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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 12, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2002-0816

CVE-2002-0816

Description

Buffer overflow in su in Tru64 Unix 5.x allows local users to gain root privileges via a long username and argument.

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Affected products

7

Compaq/Tru646 versions
cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:4.0f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:4.0f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:4.0g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Unix/Unixllm-fuzzy
Range: = 5.x

Patches

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References

5

www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/229867nvdUS Government Resource
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/tru64/2002-q3/0019.htmlnvd
marc.infonvd
www.iss.net/security_center/static/9640.phpnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/5272nvd

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