Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2001-1553
CVE-2001-1553
Description
Buffer overflow in setiathome for SETI@home 3.03, if installed setuid, could allow local users to execute arbitrary code via long command line options (1) socks_server, (2) socks_user, and (3) socks_passwd. NOTE: since the default configuration of setiathome is not setuid, perhaps this issue should not be included in CVE.
Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:university_of_california:seti_at_home:3.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: = 3.03
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vuln-dev/2001-q4/0662.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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