PT-2002-2723 · Compaq · Compaq Tru64

Published 2002-12-31 · Updated 2011-03-08 · CVE-2002-2002

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Compaq Tru64 versions 4.0F, 5.0, 5.1, and 5.1A

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the libc component. This occurs when an attacker provides long values for the LANG and LOCPATH environment variables, potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Compaq Tru64 versions 4.0F, 5.0, 5.1, and 5.1A, consider restricting the length of the LANG and LOCPATH environment variables to prevent buffer overflow exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-2002

Affected Products

Compaq Tru64

References · 6

• http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/bugtraq/2002/04/msg00219.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2002 · Security Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/8863.php · Patch
• http://ftp.support.compaq.com/patches/.new/html/SSRT-541.shtml · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/4544 · Patch
• http://lac.co.jp/security/english/snsadv_e/51_e.html · Note