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Vulnerability record · CVE-2004-2372 · published 31 December 2004

CVE-2004-2372: Bochs project bochs vulnerability

Bochs Project · Bochs

Buffer overflow in Bochs before 2.1.1, if installed setuid, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable, which is used if the .bochsrc, bochsrc, and bochsrc.txt cannot be found in a known path. NOTE: some external documents recommend that Bochs be installed setuid root, so this should be treated as a vulnerability.

7.2 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 0.71% · top 48.6%
7.2CVSS 2.0 base score
0.71%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in Bochs before 2.1.1, if installed setuid, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long HOME environment variable, which is used if the .bochsrc, bochsrc, and bochsrc.txt cannot be found in a known path. NOTE: some external documents recommend that Bochs be installed setuid root, so this should be treated as a vulnerability.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1009219 PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=215733 Patch
http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5XP0L1FC0M.html ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15309 VDB Entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1009219 PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=215733 Patch
http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5XP0L1FC0M.html ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15309 VDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2004-2372), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.