CVE-2004-2372

Published Aug 16, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2004-2364 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 1:22 AM
Reserved
Aug 16, 2005, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 31, 2004, 5:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:09 PM