HIGH
Buffer overflow in wall for HP-UX 10.20 through 11.11 may allow local users to execute arbitrary code by calling wall with a large file as an argument
Published Oct 19, 2007
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.74%
Description
Buffer overflow in wall for HP-UX 10.20 through 11.11 may allow local users to execute arbitrary code by calling wall with a large file as an 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.
1.74% 0.01735
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01735
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 | 1.74% (0.01735) | 76.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.74% (0.01735) | 74.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.21% (0.00208) | 41.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.14% (0.02140) | 80.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.14% (0.02140) | 78.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.14% (0.02140) | 56.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3264 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/5369 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/310908 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6800 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11272 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5439 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3264 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/5369 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/310908 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6800 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11272 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5439 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 19, 2007
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Oct 18, 2007
Link CVE-2003-1375
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a