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CVE-2002-1594

Buffer overflow in (1) grpck and (2) pwck, if installed setuid on a system as recommended in some AIX documentation, may allow local users…

Published 24 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.0%
percentile 62%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.97% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/877811 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred
  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/121891 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/7857 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=vulnwatch&m=100998205010794&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_VULNWATCH, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/7859 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • publib.boulder.ibm.com /infocenter/pseries/topic/com.ibm.aix.doc/cmds/aixcmds2/grpck.htm · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=vuln-dev&m=100999352406822&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_VULN-DEV, x_transferred

Sources

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