Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2003-0061 (CCN-25224)

Assigned:2002-01-11
Published:2002-01-11
Updated:2008-09-05
Summary:Buffer overflow in passwd for HP UX B.10.20 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via a long LANG environment variable.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2003-0061

Source: IDEFENSE
Type: Vendor Advisory
20030203 HP UX passwd Binary Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 19179
HP-UX passwd LANG Variable Local Overflow

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
hpux-passwd-lang-bo(25224)

Source: CCN
Type: iDEFENSE Security Advisory: 02.03.03
HP UX passwd Binary Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
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    hp hp-ux 10.20