Vulnerability in SCO Open Unix
CVE-2003-0834
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 · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (70.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 70.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.014 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- SCO Open Unix — versions 8.0
- SCO Unixware — versions 7.1.1, 7.1.3
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5141 (signature, vdb-entry)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2003-q4/0047.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/8973 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl (vendor-advisory)
- www.idefense.com/application/poi/display (third-party-advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/575804 (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2003-0834?
- CVE-2003-0834 is a vulnerability in SCO Open Unix. Published 2003-12-01.
- Is CVE-2003-0834 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.