Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2003-0840 (CCN-13387)

Assigned:2003-10-08
Published:2003-10-08
Updated:2016-10-18
Summary:Buffer overflow in dtprintinfo on HP-UX 11.00, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain root privileges via a long DISPLAY 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)
5.3 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC: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)
5.3 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC: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:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Oct 08 2003 - 06:40:46 CDT
HPUX dtprintinfo buffer overflow vulnerability

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2003-0840

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20031008 HPUX dtprintinfo buffer overflow vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: CIAC Information Bulletin O-003
HP Potential Security Vulnerability in dtprintinfo

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 9640
HP-UX dtprintinfo DISPLAY Environment Variable Overflow

Source: CCN
Type: Hewlett-Packard Company Security Bulletin HPSBUX0310-289
SSRT3589-Tru64 UNIX Potential Security Vulnerability with dtmailpr

Source: CCN
Type: BID-8795
CDE DTPrintInfo Display Environment Variable Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
hp-dtprintinfo-display-bo(13387)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    hp hp-ux 11.00
    hp hp-ux 11.00