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CVE-2002-0517

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-08-12 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in X11 library (libX11) on Caldera Open UNIX 8.0.0, UnixWare 7.1.1, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -xrm argument to programs such as (1) dtterm or (2) xterm.

Affected products

• Caldera Openunix: 8.0
• Caldera Unixware: 7.1.1

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-01/0099.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7282.php
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8828.php
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/169059
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/249106
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4502
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-01/0099.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7282.php
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8828.php
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/169059

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