HIGH
Multiple buffer overflows in hztty 2.0 allow local users to gain root privileges
Published Sep 23, 2003
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.14%
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in hztty 2.0 allow local users to gain root privileges.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
1.14% 0.01142
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01142
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 (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed. Showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 1.14% (0.01142) | 65.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.06% (0.01058) | 59.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.33% (0.00334) | 54.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.05% (0.02046) | 79.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.05% (0.02046) | 77.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.05% (0.02046) | 56.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106424495804417&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/9792 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1007756 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1007757 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-385 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/7119 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8656 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13243 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106424495804417&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/9792 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1007756 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1007757 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-385 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/7119 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8656 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13243 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 23, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Sep 16, 2003
Link CVE-2003-0783
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a