CVE-2004-0160 describes a local arbitrary code execution vulnerability affecting Synaesthesia version 2.2 and earlier. An attacker can exploit this by using a symlink attack on the configuration file. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity due to local access requirements, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the CVE has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, suggesting awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:synaesthesia:synaesthesia:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:synaesthesia:synaesthesia:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:synaesthesia:synaesthesia:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:synaesthesia:synaesthesia:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.