Buffer overflow in Bochs before 2.1.1, if installed setuid, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable, which is used if the .bochsrc, bochsrc, and bochsrc.txt cannot be found in a known path
Published Aug 16, 2005
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.70%
Description
Buffer overflow in Bochs before 2.1.1, if installed setuid, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable, which is used if the .bochsrc, bochsrc, and bochsrc.txt cannot be found in a known path. NOTE: some external documents recommend that Bochs be installed setuid root, so this should be treated as a vulnerability.
Affected products
No data.
- < 2.1.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.70% (0.00705) | 51.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.70% (0.00705) | 48.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.12% (0.00123) | 28.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 75.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 75.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 73.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 52.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1009219 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=215733 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5XP0L1FC0M.html x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15309 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1009219 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=215733 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5XP0L1FC0M.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15309 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
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