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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 27, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2008-1994

CVE-2008-1994

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in (a) acon.c, (b) menu.c, and (c) child.c in Acon 1.0.5-5 through 1.0.5-7 allow local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long HOME environment variable or (2) a large number of terminal columns.

Affected products

3
  • Ahmed Abdel Hamid Mohamed/Acon3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:ahmed_abdel-hamid_mohamed:acon:1.0.5-5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:ahmed_abdel-hamid_mohamed:acon:1.0.5-5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ahmed_abdel-hamid_mohamed:acon:1.0.5-6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ahmed_abdel-hamid_mohamed:acon:1.0.5-7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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