CVE-2004-2372 | BDVDB-2026-12014 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

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

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12005-08-16Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-08Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.