CVE-2003-0828
Buffer overflow in freesweep in Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 allows local users to gain "games" group...
Buffer overflow in freesweep in Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 allows local users to gain "games" group privileges when processing environment variables.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in freesweep in Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 allows local users to gain "games" group privileges when processing environment variables.
- Record
CVE-2003-0828- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in freesweep in Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 allows local users to gain "games" group privileges when processing environment variables.
- Record
CVE-2003-0828- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-0819 No score
Buffer overflow in freesweep in Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 allows local users to gain "games" group privileges when processing environment variables.
- Record
EUVD-2003-0819- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j8p3-g4xh-44rp No score
Buffer overflow in freesweep in Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 allows local users to gain "games" group...
Buffer overflow in freesweep in Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 allows local users to gain "games" group privileges when processing environment variables.
- Record
GHSA-j8p3-g4xh-44rp- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Buffer overflow in freesweep in Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 allows local users to gain "games" group privileges when processing environment variables.
- Record
CVE-2003-0828- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2003-0828 No score
Buffer overflow in freesweep in Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 allows local users to gain "games" group privileges when processing environment variables.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0828- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2003-0828 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Gus And Psilord Freesweep, published September 28, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. Fixed in freesweep 0.88-4.1.