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CVE-2008-1994

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-1994 describes multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Acon versions 1.0.5-5 through 1.0.5-7, specifically within acon.c, menu.c, and child.c. This vulnerability allows local users to execute arbitrary code by manipulating the HOME environment variable or providing a large number of terminal columns. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered high severity, requiring local access but with low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0.5-5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ahmed_abdel-hamid_mohamed:acon:1.0.5-5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.5-6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ahmed_abdel-hamid_mohamed:acon:1.0.5-6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.5-7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ahmed_abdel-hamid_mohamed:acon:1.0.5-7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.46%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
37.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0046 is in the 56th percentile among its peer group of 3,241 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/29909
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/41915
securityfocus.com / bid/28862