Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-1617
CVE-2002-1617
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in HP Tru64 UNIX 5.x allow local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long -contextDir argument to dtaction, (2) a long -p argument to dtprintinfo, (3) a long -customization argument to dxterm, or (4) a long DISPLAY environment variable to dtterm.
Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:o:hp:tru64:5.1b_pk2_bl22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: 5.x
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- www.blacksheepnetworks.com/security/hack/tru64/TRU64_dtaction.txtnvdExploit
- www.blacksheepnetworks.com/security/hack/tru64/TRU64_dtprintinfo.txtnvdExploit
- www.blacksheepnetworks.com/security/hack/tru64/TRU64_dtterm.txtnvdExploit
- www.blacksheepnetworks.com/security/hack/tru64/TRU64_dxterm.txtnvdExploit
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/290115nvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/202939nvdUS Government Resource
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/600699nvdUS Government Resource
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/836275nvdUS Government Resource
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/931579nvdUS Government Resource
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2002-q3/1203.htmlnvd
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