CVE-2002-1616 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in HP Tru64 UNIX versions 5.1a, 5.1, 5.0a, 4.0g, and 4.0f. These flaws, present in utilities like su, chsh, and passwd, allow local users to escalate privileges to root. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its local attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on the CISA KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry exists for a stack overflow in 'su', and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, though no active exploitation or media coverage is reported.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0fCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:tru64:4.0f:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0gCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:tru64:4.0g:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:tru64:5.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:tru64:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1afCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:tru64:5.1af:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.