CVE-2003-1359 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.2% (pctl 68)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in stmkfont utility of HP-UX 10.0 through 11.22 allows local users to gain privileges via a long command line argument.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 1.24% — more likely to be exploited than 68% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| avaya | predictive dialer system |
| hp | hp-ux |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | HP-UX 10.x - stmkfont Alternate Typeface Library Buffer Overflow (2) | 2003-02-20 |
| exploit-db | HP-UX 10.x - stmkfont Alternate Typeface Library Buffer Overflow (1) | 2003-02-12 |
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3236
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/4959
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/324381
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6836
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11313
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5587
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3236
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/4959
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/324381
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6836
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11313
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5587
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