CVE-2002-1604

high

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in HP Tru64 UNIX allow local and possibly remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long NLSPATH environment variable to (1) csh, (2) dtsession, (3) dxsysinfo, (4) imapd, (5) inc, (6) uucp, (7) uux, (8) rdist, or (9) deliver.

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http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/846307

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/592515

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/584243

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/567963

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/531355

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/448987

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/437899

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/416427

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/158499

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10016

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2002-1585

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5647

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/290115

http://www.blacksheepnetworks.com/security/hack/tru64/TRU64_nlspath.txt

http://wwss1pro.compaq.com/support/reference_library/viewdocument.asp?source=SRB0039W.xml&dt=11

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2002-q3/1203.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2002-09-02

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.4

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.14972