CVE-2004-2552

NameCVE-2004-2552
DescriptionBuffer overflow in XBoard 4.2.7 and earlier might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long -icshost command line argument. NOTE: since the program is not setuid and not normally called from remote programs, there may not be a typical attack vector for the issue that crosses privilege boundaries. Therefore this may not be a vulnerability.
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Debian Bugs343560

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
xboard (PTS)bookworm, bullseye, sid, trixie4.9.1-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
xboardsource(unstable)4.2.7-3unimportant343560

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