CVE-2003-1461
highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.015 · 75 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Buffer overflow in rwrite for HP-UX 11.0 could allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long argument. NOTE: the vendor was unable to reproduce the problem on a system that had been patched for an lp vulnerability (CVE-2002-1473).
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–7.2
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-22561HP-UX 11 RWrite - Buffer Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (2)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (12)
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- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3283enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/320323enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/320371enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7489enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11919enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4897enisa_euvd
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3283nvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/320323Exploitnvd
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