Name: CVE-2005-3863: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2005-11-29T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2005-3863, CWE-119, CVSS 6.3, EPSS 0.0726

Stack-based buffer overflow in kkstrtext.h in ktools library 0.3 and earlier, as used in products such as (1) centericq, (2) orpheus, (3) motor, and (4) groan, allows local users or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long parameter to the VGETSTRING macro.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.3

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Gentoo Linux	—	Upgrade dev-util/motor.Upgrade net-im/centericq.	Oct 30, 2017	Nov 29, 2005

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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