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CVE-2003-1097

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2003-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in rexec on HP-UX B.10.20, B.11.00, and B.11.04, when setuid root, may allow local users to gain privileges via a long -l option.

Affected products

• Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HP-UX: 10.10, 10.16, 10.20, 10.24, 10.26, 10.30 (+6)

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-04/0374.html
• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-088.shtml
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/322540
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/CRDY-5MJKM4
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7459
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11890
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5611
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-04/0374.html
• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-088.shtml
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/322540
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/CRDY-5MJKM4
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7459

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