CVE-2008-1994

Published: Apr 27, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

7.2

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in (a) acon.c, (b) menu.c, and (c) child.c in Acon 1.0.5-5 through 1.0.5-7 allow local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long HOME environment variable or (2) a large number of terminal columns.

Affected (3)

Products: Ahmed Abdel Hamid Mohamed: Acon

Ahmed Abdel Hamid Mohamed

1 product

Acon

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Ahmed Abdel Hamid Mohamed Acon	Version 1.0.5-5
Ahmed Abdel Hamid Mohamed Acon	Version 1.0.5-6
Ahmed Abdel Hamid Mohamed Acon	Version 1.0.5-7

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (10)

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=475733

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=476603

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29909

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28862

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41915

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=475733