CVE-2004-0074 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published 22 Jan 2004 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can exploit buffer overflows in xsok to execute arbitrary code and gain elevated privileges.

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-2004-0074?

CVE-2004-0074 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jan 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple buffer overflows in xsok 1.02 allows local users to gain privileges via (1) a long LANG environment variable, or (2) a long -xsokdir command line argument, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0949.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0074?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Michael Bischoff Xsok.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0074?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0074 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-2004-0074 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0074 exists.

Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.

CVE-2003-0949 Privilege escalation in n/a Medium 4.6

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jggx-7jmp-p9ff.