CVE-2002-1605: hp hp-ux
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.
Timeline
- 25-03-2005PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-08-2024Last 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 versionEPSS 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
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
2 foundExploit Reference (blacksheepnetworks.com)
Maturity: unknown
HP Tru64 4.0/5.0/5.1 - _XKB_CHARSET Local Buffer Overflow
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
1 vendor · 2 products
References
8 links- wwss1pro.compaq.com/support/reference_library/viewdocument.asp?source=SRB0039W.xml&dt=11Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource HP