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Fencer Vulns
high 7.2

CVE-2005-1019 json

Buffer overflow in the getConfig function in Aeon 0.2a and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long HOME environment variab…

published 2005-04-09 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-1022

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in the getConfig function in Aeon 0.2a and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via a long HOME environment variable.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-914)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-914 Aeon 0.2a - Local Linux (2) local, 2005-04-05
  • EDB-913 Aeon 0.2a - Local Linux (1) local, 2005-04-05
  • security-tmp.h14.ru http://security-tmp.h14.ru/exploits/23laeon.c.txt 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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