VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-1605
Buffer overflow in HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1a, 5.1, 5.0a, 4.0g, and 4.0f allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long _XKB_CHARSET environment variable to (1) dxpause, (2) dxconsole, or (3) dtsession.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 13.3%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.3%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Buffer overflow in HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1a, 5.1, 5.0a, 4.0g, and 4.0f allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long _XKB_CHARSET environment variable to (1) dxpause, (2) dxconsole, or (3) dtsession.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 13.32% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- hp/hp-ux · hp/tru64
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2002-q3/1203.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2002-q3/1203.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2002-q3/1203.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2002-q3/1203.html
- http://wwss1pro.compaq.com/support/reference_library/viewdocument.asp?source=SRB0039W.xml&dt=11
- http://www.blacksheepnetworks.com/security/hack/tru64/TRU64_xkb.txtExploit
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/569987Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/584243Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/693803Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/290115
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10016
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2002-q3/1203.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2002-q3/1203.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2002-q3/1203.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2002-q3/1203.html
- http://wwss1pro.compaq.com/support/reference_library/viewdocument.asp?source=SRB0039W.xml&dt=11
- http://www.blacksheepnetworks.com/security/hack/tru64/TRU64_xkb.txtExploit
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/569987Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/584243Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/693803Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/290115
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10016
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.