CVE-2003-0221

high

Description

The (1) dupatch and (2) setld utilities in HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1B PK1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite files and possibly gain root privileges via a symlink attack.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11892

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2003-0216

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7452

http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-086.shtml

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2003-05-12

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