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CVE-2002-1605
Buffer overflow in HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1a, 5.1, 5.0a, 4.0g, and 4.0f allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long _XKB_CHARSET…
High7.5EPSS 13.3%
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Description
Buffer overflow in HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1a, 5.1, 5.0a, 4.0g, and 4.0f allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long _XKB_CHARSET environment variable to (1) dxpause, (2) dxconsole, or (3) dtsession.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 13.3% · top 3.6% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- VU#584243 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- SSRT2275 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 20020919 iDEFENSE OSF1/Tru64 3.x vuln clarification (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- VU#569987 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- http://www.blacksheepnetworks.com/security/hack/tru64/TRU64_xkb.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- tru64-multiple-binaries-bo(10016) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20020902 Happy Labor Day from Snosoft (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- VU#693803 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .