CVE-2003-1461: hp hp-ux

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2003-1461 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in hp hp-ux. EPSS estimates a 1.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 4 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 23-10-2007
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 08-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in rwrite for HP-UX 11.0 could allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long argument. NOTE: the vendor was unable to reproduce the problem on a system that had been patched for an lp vulnerability (CVE-2002-1473).

• 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.