# CVE-2003-1053: Memory corruption in n/a

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code via buffer overflows in XShisen triggered by malicious command line options or environment variables.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 19 Jan 2005
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2003-1053, GHSA-75c9-5h5r-58w6

## What is CVE-2003-1053?

CVE-2003-1053 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Jan 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple buffer overflows in XShisen allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) -KCONV command line option or (2) XSHISENLIB environment variable.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1053?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Xshisen Xshisen.

## How do I fix CVE-2003-1053?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2003-1053 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1053 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2005-0117](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0117/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 4.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2003-1053 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2003-1053 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Jan 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1053 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1053/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1053/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-1053
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-1053
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2003-1053

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1053/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.