CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-1127

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in uucp in Compaq Tru64/OSF1 3.x allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long source (-s) command line parameter.

Risk Assessment

Local users can exploit this vulnerability to execute unauthorized code, potentially leading to serious security breaches in the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to the latest version to eliminate this vulnerability and restrict access to uucp only to trusted users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in uucp in Compaq Tru64/OSF1 3.x allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long source (-s) command line parameter.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS