VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2003-0089
Buffer overflow in the Software Distributor utilities for HP-UX B.11.00 and B.11.11 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long LANG environment variable to setuid programs such as (1) swinstall and (2) swmodify.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.40%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in the Software Distributor utilities for HP-UX B.11.00 and B.11.11 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long LANG environment variable to setuid programs such as (1) swinstall and (2) swmodify.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.40% probability · 71th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- hp/hp-ux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q4/0038.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106873965001431&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/6030Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8986Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13623
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5466
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q4/0038.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106873965001431&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/6030Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8986Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13623
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5466
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.