CVE-2003-0649 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in xpcd-svga, affecting xpcd versions 2.08 and earlier. This flaw allows local users to execute arbitrary code by supplying an excessively long HOME environment variable. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its low attack complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.08CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xpcd:xpcd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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