CVE-2002-0517

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Summary

CVECVE-2002-0517
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2002-08-12 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2008-09-05 20:28:00 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in X11 library (libX11) on Caldera Open UNIX 8.0.0, UnixWare 7.1.1, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -xrm argument to programs such as (1) dtterm or (2) xterm.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Caldera Openunix 8.0 All All All
Operating System Caldera Openunix 8.0 All All All
Application Caldera Unixware 7.1.1 All All All
Application Caldera Unixware 7.1.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CERT/CC Vulnerability Note VU#169059 CERT-VN www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
ISS X-Force Database: unixware-openunix-dtterm-bo (7282): Caldera UnixWare and OpenUnix dtterm command buffer overflow XF www.iss.net Patch, Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus HOME Mailing List: BugTraq BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory
CSSA-2002-SCO.15 CALDERA stage.caldera.com
Neohapsis Archives - Bugtraq - xterm exploit in Unixware 7.0.1 - From [email protected] BUGTRAQ archives.neohapsis.com
ISS X-Force Database: x11-xrm-bo (8828): X11 library -xrm option buffer overflow XF www.iss.net
Caldera X11 Library -xrm Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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