CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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9.3 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in HP HP-UX 11.00 (Operating System). This affects an unknown function of the component dtprintinfo. The manipulation of the argument DISPLAY
as part of a Environment Variable leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Buffer overflow in dtprintinfo on HP-UX 11.00, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain root privileges via a long DISPLAY environment variable.
The weakness was shared 11/17/2003 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-0840 since 10/08/2003. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/13/2017).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (13387).
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.3
VulDB Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Temp Score: 9.3
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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OpenVAS ID: 855363
OpenVAS Name: Solaris Update for IKE 114435-15
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
10/08/2003 🔍10/08/2003 🔍
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01/05/2011 🔍
08/15/2014 🔍
03/13/2017 🔍
Sources
Vendor: hp.comAdvisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2003-0840 (🔍)
X-Force: 13387
Vulnerability Center: 28979 - HP-UX Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability via a Long DISPLAY Environment Variable, High
Entry
Created: 08/15/2014 16:36Updated: 03/13/2017 08:20
Changes: 08/15/2014 16:36 (53), 03/13/2017 08:20 (7)
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