7.5

CVE-2002-1605: hp hp-ux

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 25-03-2005Last modified 08-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2002-1605 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in hp hp-ux. EPSS estimates a 13.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
43/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
13.32%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 25-03-2005
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1a, 5.1, 5.0a, 4.0g, and 4.0f allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long _XKB_CHARSET environment variable to (1) dxpause, (2) dxconsole, or (3) dtsession.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

13.32%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 13.32% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
13.32%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (blacksheepnetworks.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaselocalunixVerified

    HP Tru64 4.0/5.0/5.1 - _XKB_CHARSET Local Buffer Overflow

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Hp2 products
  • hp-ux10.20 | 11.00 | 11.04 | 11.11 | 11.22
  • tru644.0f | 4.0g | 5.0a | 5.1 | 5.1a

1 vendor · 2 products

References

8 links