Overview
The HP Tru64 UNIX implementation of "dxsysinfo" contains a locally exploitable buffer overflow.
Description
Impact
A local user may be able to gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary code. |
Solution
Apply a patch. |
Vendor Information
846307
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Temporal | ||
| Environmental |
References
Acknowledgements
Thanks to KF for reporting this vulnerability.
This document was written by Ian A Finlay.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | None |
| Severity Metric: | 7.50 |
| Date Public: | 2002-08-30 |
| Date First Published: | 2002-09-13 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2002-09-13 15:34 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 5 |