CVE-2003-0061 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in passwd for HP UX B.10.20 allows local use)
Buffer overflow in passwd for HP UX B.10.20 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via a long LANG environment variable.
| CVE ID | CVE-2003-0061 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 2002-01-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Buffer overflow in passwd for HP UX B.10.20 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via a long LANG environment variable. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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