CVE-2003-0834 (GCVE-0-2003-0834)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2003-11-06 05:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 02:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Buffer overflow in CDE libDtHelp library allows local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) a modified DTHELPUSERSEARCHPATH environment variable and the Help feature, (2) DTSEARCHPATH, or (3) LOGNAME.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
7 references
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8973 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
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| ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advis… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI |
| http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?i… | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/575804 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN |
Date Public
2003-11-04 00:00
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