CVE-2002-1616

high

Description

Multiple 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.

References

Advisories
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http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/671627

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/177067

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/137555

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11620

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10614

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5382

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5381

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5380

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5379

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

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/864083

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/193347

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

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2002-08-01

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