CVE-2002-1594

Description

Buffer overflow in (1) grpck and (2) pwck, if installed setuid on a system as recommended in some AIX documentation, may allow local users to gain privileges via a long command line argument.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.14%

Third-Party Advisory cert.org Third-Party Advisory cert.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/877811	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/121891	third party advisory us government resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7857	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=vulnwatch&m=100998205010794&w=2	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7859	vdb entry
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/pseries/topic/com.ibm.aix.doc/cmds/aixcmds2/grpck.htm
http://marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=100999352406822&w=2	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1594?: CVE-2002-1594 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-1594?: To fix CVE-2002-1594, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-1594 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2002-1594 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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