CVE-2002-1594 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in (1) grpck and (2) pwck, if installed setu)
Buffer overflow in (1) grpck and (2) pwck, if installed setuid on a system as recommended in some AIX documentation, may allow local users to gain privileges via a long command line argument.
| CVE ID | CVE-2002-1594 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2002-01-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Buffer overflow in (1) grpck and (2) pwck, if installed setuid on a system as recommended in some AIX documentation, may allow local users to gain privileges via a long command line argument. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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