CVE-2005-0117

CVE-2005-0117 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in XShisen versions prior to 1.36. This flaw allows local users to execute arbitrary code by supplying an overly long GECOS field. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), it is a low-severity vulnerability requiring local access and user interaction for exploitation, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, though it has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions.