CVE-2003-1053

Published: Jan 19, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other

4.6MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in XShisen allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) -KCONV command line option or (2) XSHISENLIB environment variable.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAccess Vector

Local

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:PIntegrity

Partial

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

xshisen

oss-project

xshisenOn-prem

Consumer Software / gaming

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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References

http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/56971fa6-641c-11d9-a097-000854d03344.html

vuxml.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13359

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/9950

secunia.com

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