VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2003-1461

Buffer overflow in rwrite for HP-UX 11.0 could allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long argument.

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.53%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.5%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.

Description

Buffer overflow in rwrite for HP-UX 11.0 could allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long argument. NOTE: the vendor was unable to reproduce the problem on a system that had been patched for an lp vulnerability (CVE-2002-1473).

CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS: 1.53% probability · 75th percentile
Public exploits: 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 2 May 2003
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-119
Affected: hp/hp-ux
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 1.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-22561 source ↗	HP-UX 11 RWrite - Buffer Overflowhp-ux · bt@delfi.lt	dos	2 May 2003	yes

References

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