CVE-2003-0834 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.4% (pctl 71)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 1.37% — more likely to be exploited than 71% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-12-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| sco | open unix |
| sco | unixware |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Solaris 7/8/9 CDE LibDTHelp - Local Buffer Overflow (1) | 2004-12-24 |
| exploit-db | Solaris 7/8/9 CDE LibDTHelp - Local Buffer Overflow (2) | 2004-12-24 |
References
- 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/575804
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8973
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5141
- 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/575804
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8973
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5141
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