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Fencer Vulns
high 7.2

CVE-2002-1617 json

Multiple buffer overflows in HP Tru64 UNIX 5.x allow local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long -contextDir argument to dtaction,…

published 2002-12-31 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-1598

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.5%
EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in HP Tru64 UNIX 5.x allow local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long -contextDir argument to dtaction, (2) a long -p argument to dtprintinfo, (3) a long -customization argument to dxterm, or (4) a long DISPLAY environment variable to dtterm.

Exploit prediction

1.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • blacksheepnetworks.com http://www.blacksheepnetworks.com/security/hack/tru64/TRU64_dtterm.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • blacksheepnetworks.com http://www.blacksheepnetworks.com/security/hack/tru64/TRU64_dtprintinfo.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • blacksheepnetworks.com http://www.blacksheepnetworks.com/security/hack/tru64/TRU64_dxterm.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • blacksheepnetworks.com http://www.blacksheepnetworks.com/security/hack/tru64/TRU64_dtaction.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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