CVE-2003-0828 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a buffer overflow in freesweep to gain games group privileges via environment variables.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2003-0828?
CVE-2003-0828 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Mar 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in freesweep in Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 allows local users to gain "games" group privileges when processing environment variables.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0828?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gus and Psilord Freesweep.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0828?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2003-0828 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0828 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0828, DSA-391, GHSA-j8p3-g4xh-44rp.