CVE-2008-1994

Publication date 27 April 2008

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in (a) acon.c, (b) menu.c, and (c) child.c in Acon 1.0.5-5 through 1.0.5-7 allow local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long HOME environment variable or (2) a large number of terminal columns.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
acon 11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
7.10 gutsy Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
7.04 feisty Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

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