CVE-2003-0783 describes multiple buffer overflows in hztty version 2.0, affecting products by yongguang_zhang. This vulnerability allows local users to gain root privileges, carrying a CVSS score of 7.2 (High) due to its low attack complexity and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit for local privilege escalation on RedHat 9.0 is publicly available via ExploitDB. Despite the existence of public exploit code, there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit or Nuclei modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yongguang_zhang:hztty:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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