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Fencer Vulns
high 7.2

CVE-2004-0238 json

Multiple buffer overflows in Overkill (0verkill) 0.15pre3 might allow local users to execute arbitrary code in the client via a long HOME e…

published 2004-03-18 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-0238

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.2%
EPSS 5.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in Overkill (0verkill) 0.15pre3 might allow local users to execute arbitrary code in the client via a long HOME environment variable in the (1) load_cfg and (2) save_cfg functions; possibly allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long strings to (3) the send_message function; and, in the server, via (4) the parse_command_line function.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-23634)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

5.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-23634 0verkill 0.16 - Game Client Multiple Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities local, 2004-02-02
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9550 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

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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