CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-1605

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in HP Tru64 UNIX versions 5.1a, 5.1, 5.0a, 4.0g, and 4.0f allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long _XKB_CHARSET environment variable in (1) dxpause, (2) dxconsole, or (3) dtsession.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to remote code execution, posing a serious threat to the integrity and confidentiality of the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to the latest version that is not vulnerable to this flaw and to monitor environment variables for potential attacks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1a, 5.1, 5.0a, 4.0g, and 4.0f allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long _XKB_CHARSET environment variable to (1) dxpause, (2) dxconsole, or (3) dtsession.

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