CVE-2003-0834

high

Description

Buffer overflow in CDE libDtHelp library allows local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) a modified DTHELPUSERSEARCHPATH environment variable and the Help feature, (2) DTSEARCHPATH, or (3) LOGNAME.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5141

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8973

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/575804

http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=134&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=false

http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/57414

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2003-q4/0047.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2003-12-01

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