CVE-2001-1553 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges if the SETI@home client is installed with setuid permissions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-1553?
CVE-2001-1553 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jul 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in setiathome for SETI@home 3.03, if installed setuid, could allow local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line options (1) socks_server, (2) socks_user, and (3) socks_passwd. NOTE: since the default configuration of setiathome is not setuid, perhaps this issue should not be included in CVE.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1553?
It affects 1 product.
Products include University of California Seti at Home.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1553?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1553 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2001-1553 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1553 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-67qg-fr69-72wp.