CVE-2001-1553 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in SETI@home version 3.03. If the setiathome client is installed with setuid permissions, local users could execute arbitrary code by providing excessively long command line options for socks_server, socks_user, or socks_passwd. This vulnerability is rated Medium (CVSS 4.6), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.03CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:university_of_california:seti_at_home:3.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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