CVE-2003-0061 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Buffer overflow in passwd for HP UX B.10.20 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via a long LANG environment variable.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00071.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Hp	Hp-ux

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0057	Buffer overflow in passwd for HP UX B.10.20 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via a long LANG environment variable.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=87&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true

History

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00071}`	epss `{'score': 0.00076}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-04-15T04:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T19:10:25.968Z

Reserved: 2003-02-03T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2003-0061

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2002-01-11T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2003-0061

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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