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Vulnerability record · CVE-2001-1553 · published 31 December 2001

CVE-2001-1553: University of california seti at home vulnerability

University Of California · Seti At Home

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.

4.6 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 0.40% · top 68.0%
4.6CVSS 2.0 base score
0.40%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vuln-dev/2001-q4/0662.html Vendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vuln-dev/2001-q4/0662.html Vendor Advisory

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7.5CVE-2003-1118University of california seti at home vulnerabilityBuffer overflow in the SETI@home client 3.03 and other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) and execute arbit…EPSS 18%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2001-1553), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.