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CVE-2003-0834

Buffer overflow in CDE libDtHelp library allows local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) a modified DTHELPUSERSEARC

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.00628
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

2
sco open unixall versions
sco unixwareall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
localSolaris 7/8/9 CDE LibDTHelp - Local Buffer Overflow (1)verified
localSolaris 7/8/9 CDE LibDTHelp - Local Buffer Overflow (2)verified
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Scoring & Timeline

7.2
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD01 Dec 2003 · 05:00 AM
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040801-01-P
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2003-q4/0047.html
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/57414
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=134&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=false
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/575804PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8973PatchVendor Advisory
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