CVE-2003-0061 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the 'passwd' utility on HP-UX B.10.20 systems. This flaw allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges by providing an excessively long LANG environment variable. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and grants full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.