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CVE-2003-0828

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2004-03-29 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in freesweep in Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 allows local users to gain "games" group privileges when processing environment variables.

Affected products

• Gus And Psilord Freesweep: 0.88, 0.90

References

• http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-391
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8716
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13301
• http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-391
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8716
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13301

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