CVE-2003-0840

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Buffer overflow in dtprintinfo on HP-UX 11.00, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain root privileges via a long DISPLAY environment variable.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 17, 2003
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2003-0840: High severity, CVSS 7.2 | Vulnix