CVE-2002-1609 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the binmail utility across several versions of HP Tru64 UNIX. This flaw allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected systems. With a CVSS score of 4.6, it is considered a medium-severity vulnerability, indicating that successful exploitation could lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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