CVE-2002-1616

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1a, 5.1, 5.0a, 4.0g, and 4.0f allow local users to gain root privileges via (1) su, (2) chsh, (3) passwd, (4) chfn, (5) dxchpwd, and (6) libc.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.30%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/177067	third party advisory us government resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2002-q3/1203.html	mailing list
http://www.blacksheepnetworks.com/security/hack/tru64/TRU64_su.txt	exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10614	vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/193347	us government resource third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5382	vdb entry patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5381	vdb entry patch
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/671627	third party advisory us government resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11620	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5379	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/tru64/2002-q3/0019.html	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/137555	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5380	vdb entry patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/290115	mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/864083	third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1616?: CVE-2002-1616 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-1616?: To fix CVE-2002-1616, 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-2002-1616 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2002-1616 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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