CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-1375

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in wall for HP-UX versions 10.20 through 11.11 may allow local users to execute arbitrary code by calling wall with a large file as an argument.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability poses a risk to local users who may exploit it to run unauthorized code, potentially compromising the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update HP-UX to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and restrict access to the wall tool to trusted users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in wall for HP-UX 10.20 through 11.11 may allow local users to execute arbitrary code by calling wall with a large file as an argument.

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