MEDIUM
Multiple buffer overflows in XShisen allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) -KCONV command line option or (2) XSHISENLIB environment variable
Published Jan 19, 2005
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.53%
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in XShisen allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) -KCONV command line option or (2) XSHISENLIB environment variable.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.53% 0.00527
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00527
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.53% (0.00527) | 42.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.53% (0.00527) | 40.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.24% (0.00240) | 45.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00089) | 39.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 27, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00089) | 37.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00105) | 41.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 76.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 76.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 74.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 53.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=213957 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/9950 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8770 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8776 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/56971fa6-641c-11d9-a097-000854d03344.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13358 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13359 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=213957 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/9950 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8770 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8776 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/56971fa6-641c-11d9-a097-000854d03344.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13358 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13359 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 19, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jan 19, 2005
Link CVE-2003-1053
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a