CVE-2004-2372

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    CVE-2004-2372

    Published: 31 Dec 2004Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://securitytracker.com/id?1009219, http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5XP0L1FC0M.html, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15309, http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5XP0L1FC0M.html, http://securitytracker.com/id?1009219, http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=215733, http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5XP0L1FC0M.html

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High