CVE-2005-1019 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the getConfig function of Aeon 0.2a and earlier. This flaw allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges by supplying an excessively long HOME environment variable. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered high severity, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability from a low-complexity local attack. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this nearly two-decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.1.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aeon:aeon:0.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aeon:aeon:0.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aeon:aeon:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aeon:aeon:0.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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