CVE-2003-0834 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the CDE libDtHelp library, affecting SCO OpenUNIX and SCO UnixWare. This flaw allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by manipulating environment variables such as DTHELPUSERSEARCHPATH, DTSEARCHPATH, or LOGNAME when using the Help feature. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity. It requires local access (AV:L) and has low attack complexity (AC:L) with no authentication needed (Au:N), leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:C/I:C/A:C). While not listed on the CISA KEV catalog or Hot List, exploit code for Solaris 7/8/9 CDE LibDTHelp is publicly available on ExploitDB. Despite this, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and the vulnerability has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sco:open_unix:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.