CVE-2002-0816

high

Description

Buffer overflow in su in Tru64 Unix 5.x allows local users to gain root privileges via a long username and argument.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5272

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/229867

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9640.php

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102709593117171&w=2

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/tru64/2002-q3/0019.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2002-08-12

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00114