CVE-2003-0061

high

Description

Buffer overflow in passwd for HP UX B.10.20 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via a long LANG environment variable.

References

http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=87&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2002-01-11

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