CVE-2005-0117
Buffer overflow in XShisen before 1.36 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long...
Buffer overflow in XShisen before 1.36 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long GECOS field.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in XShisen before 1.36 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long GECOS field.
- Record
CVE-2005-0117- 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 XShisen before 1.36 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long GECOS field.
- Record
CVE-2005-0117- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-0118 No score
Buffer overflow in XShisen before 1.36 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long GECOS field.
- Record
EUVD-2005-0118- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hmgm-m7mw-5pjv No score
Buffer overflow in XShisen before 1.36 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long...
Buffer overflow in XShisen before 1.36 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long GECOS field.
- Record
GHSA-hmgm-m7mw-5pjv- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Buffer overflow in XShisen before 1.36 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long GECOS field.
- Record
CVE-2005-0117- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2005-0117 No score
Buffer overflow in XShisen before 1.36 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long GECOS field.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0117- 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-2005-0117 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Xshisen, published January 11, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. Fixed in xshisen 1.51-1-1.1.