CVE-2003-0382 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in Eterm 0.9.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a long ETERMPATH environment variable.

Published: 2003-06-10

Score: 4.6 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:michael_jennings:eterm:0.9.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:michael_jennings:eterm:0.9.2:::::::*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0377	Buffer overflow in Eterm 0.9.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a long ETERMPATH environment variable.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00376.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105427580626001&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-309
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7708

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Michael Jennings Eterm

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-06-10T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:50:47.990Z

Reserved: 2003-06-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0382

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-07-02T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:02:06.330

Link: CVE-2003-0382

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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