HIGH
Buffer overflow in CDE libDtHelp library allows local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) a modified DTHELPUSERSEARCHPATH environment variable and the Help feature, (2) DTSEARCHPATH, or (3) LOGNAME
Published Nov 6, 2003
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.37%
Description
Buffer overflow in CDE libDtHelp library allows local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) a modified DTHELPUSERSEARCHPATH environment variable and the Help feature, (2) DTSEARCHPATH, or (3) LOGNAME.
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.
1.37% 0.01371
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01371
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 1, 2026 | 1.37% (0.01371) | 70.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.22% (0.01219) | 64.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.13% (0.01125) | 76.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 5.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.47% (0.02470) | 81.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.47% (0.02470) | 79.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.47% (0.02470) | 58.49th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040801-01-P vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2003-q4/0047.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/57414 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=134&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=false third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/575804 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8973 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5141 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040801-01-P | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2003-q4/0047.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/57414 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT | |
| http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=134&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=false | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/575804 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8973 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5141 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 6, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Sep 29, 2003
Link CVE-2003-0834
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a