CVE-2005-0121 — Multiple buffer overflows in golddig 2.0 and earlier allow local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long map name command line argument or (2) a long username as recorded in the USER environment variable

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Multiple buffer overflows in golddig 2.0 and earlier allow local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long map name command line argument or (2) a long username as recorded in the USER environment variable

Published Jan 19, 2005

4.6

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.44%

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in golddig 2.0 and earlier allow local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long map name command line argument or (2) a long username as recorded in the USER environment variable.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.44% 0.00437

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00437

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	0.44% (0.00437)	35.64th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.44% (0.00437)	34.61th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.09% (0.00089)	23.37th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00042)	5.09th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00042)	5.67th	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)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (3)

http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/949c470e-528f-11d9-ac20-00065be4b5b6.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19039
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19040
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/949c470e-528f-11d9-ac20-00065be4b5b6.html		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19039		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19040		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 7, 2024

Reserved Jan 19, 2005

Link CVE-2005-0121

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2005-0121

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2005-0121