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CVE-2003-0840
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2003-11-17 · updated 2026-06-16
Description
Buffer overflow in dtprintinfo on HP-UX 11.00, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain root privileges via a long DISPLAY environment variable.
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