7.2
CVSSv2

CVE-2003-0408

Published: 30/06/2003 Updated: 18/10/2016
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 725
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

Buffer overflow in Uptime Client (UpClient) 5.0b7, and possibly other versions, allows local users to gain privileges via a long -p argument.

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the uptimes project upclient 5.0b7

Exploits

source: wwwsecurityfocuscom/bid/7703/info upclient has been reported prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability when handling command line arguments of excessive length It is possible for a local attacker to seize control of the vulnerable application and have malicious arbitrary code executed in the context of upclient Typically setuid ...