CVE-2003-1375: hp hp-ux

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2003-1375 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in hp hp-ux. EPSS estimates a 1.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 19-10-2007
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 08-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in wall for HP-UX 10.20 through 11.11 may allow local users to execute arbitrary code by calling wall with a large file as an argument.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.