CVE-2002-1616

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Summary

CVECVE-2002-1616
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2002-08-01 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionMultiple buffer overflows in HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1a, 5.1, 5.0a, 4.0g, and 4.0f allow local users to gain root privileges via (1) su, (2) chsh, (3) passwd, (4) chfn, (5) dxchpwd, and (6) libc.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Hp Tru64 4.0f All All All
Operating System Hp Tru64 4.0g All All All
Operating System Hp Tru64 5.0a All All All
Operating System Hp Tru64 5.1 All All All
Operating System Hp Tru64 5.1af All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2002-q3/1203.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
Tru64 CHFN Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
CERT/CC Vulnerability Note VU#177067 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
CERT/CC Vulnerability Note VU#671627 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Tru64 DXCHPWD Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
CERT/CC Vulnerability Note VU#193347 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Patch, US Government Resource
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Tru64 passwd Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
CERT Vulnerability Notes Database af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
www.blacksheepnetworks.com/security/hack/tru64/TRU64_su.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.blacksheepnetworks.com Exploit
Tru64 CHSH Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory
CERT/CC Vulnerability Note VU#137555 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Neohapsis Archives - Compaq Tru64 - [Bulletin] SSRT2257 HP Tru64 UNIX /usr/bin/su buffer overflow potential exploit - From Rich.Boren_at_hp.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
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