HIGH
Buffer overflow in su in Tru64 Unix 5.x allows local users to gain root privileges via a long username and argument
Published Apr 2, 2003
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.44%
Description
Buffer overflow in su in Tru64 Unix 5.x allows local users to gain root privileges via a long username and argument.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.44% 0.00441
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00441
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00441) | 35.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00441) | 34.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00114) | 27.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 12.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 18, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/tru64/2002-q3/0019.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_COMPAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102709593117171&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9640.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/229867 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5272 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/tru64/2002-q3/0019.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_COMPAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102709593117171&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9640.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/229867 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5272 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 2, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jul 31, 2002
Link CVE-2002-0816
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a