CVE-2003-0333

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in kermit in HP-UX 10.20 and 11.00 (C-Kermit 6.0.192 and possibly other versions before 8.0) allow local users to gain privileges via long arguments to (1) ask, (2) askq, (3) define, (4) assign, and (5) getc, some of which may share the same underlying function "doask," a different vulnerability than CVE-2001-0085.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.21%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7627	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105190667523456&w=2	mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105189670912220&w=2	mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/current/0044.html	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/971364	third party advisory us government resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11929	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0333?: CVE-2003-0333 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0333?: To fix CVE-2003-0333, 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-2003-0333 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2003-0333 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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