CVE-2008-1994

high

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.

References

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

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

http://secunia.com/advisories/29909

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

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-04-27

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H