CVE-2002-2002 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in libc in Compaq Tru64 4.0F, 5.0, 5.1 and 5.1A allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via long (1) LANG and (2) LOCPATH environment variables.

Published: 2005-07-14

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 1.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:4.0f:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1a:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-1982	Buffer overflow in libc in Compaq Tru64 4.0F, 5.0, 5.1 and 5.1A allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via long (1) LANG and (2) LOCPATH environment variables.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01496.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/bugtraq/2002/04/msg00219.html
http://ftp.support.compaq.com/patches/.new/html/SSRT-541.shtml
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8863.php
http://www.lac.co.jp/security/english/snsadv_e/51_e.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4544

History

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Subscriptions

Compaq Tru64

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-07-14T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T23:01:24.266Z

Reserved: 2005-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-2002

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2002-2002

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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