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Fencer Vulns
high 7.2

CVE-2003-0454 json

Multiple buffer overflows in xgalaga 2.0.34 and earlier allow local users to gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable.

published 2003-07-04 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2003-0448

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.3%
EPSS 3.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in xgalaga 2.0.34 and earlier allow local users to gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable.

Patch / fix

  • xgalaga Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.0.34-22

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0454

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-71)

Exploit prediction

3.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-71 XGalaga 2.0.34 (RedHat 9.0) - Local Game local, 2003-07-31

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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