CVE-2004-2372

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2004-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

BOCHS: before 2.1.1 — fixed in 2.1.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: BOCHS 2.1.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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

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