CVE-2002-1605

N/A Unknown

Published: September 02, 2002 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

Buffer overflow in HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1a, 5.1, 5.0a, 4.0g, and 4.0f allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long _XKB_CHARSET environment variable to (1) dxpause, (2) dxconsole, or (3) dtsession.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2002-q3/1203.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2002-q3/1203.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://wwss1pro.compaq.com/support/reference_library/viewdocument.asp?source=SRB0039W.xml&dt=11

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.blacksheepnetworks.com/security/hack/tru64/TRU64_xkb.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/569987

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/584243

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/693803

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/290115

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10016

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2002-q3/1203.html