Buffer overflow in su in Tru64 Unix 5.x allows local users to gain root privileges via a long username and argument.
Priority LOW 32Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in su in Tru64 Unix 5.x allows local users to gain root privileges via a long username and argument.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00441 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:4.0f:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0f | Vulnerable | Compaq |
| cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:4.0g:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0g | Vulnerable | Compaq |
| cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Compaq |
| cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0a | Vulnerable | Compaq |
| cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 | Vulnerable | Compaq |
| cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1a | Vulnerable | Compaq |
- cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:4.0f:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0f Vulnerable ·Compaq
- cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:4.0g:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0g Vulnerable ·Compaq
- cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Compaq
- cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0a Vulnerable ·Compaq
- cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·Compaq
- cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tru64:5.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1a Vulnerable ·Compaq
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0816
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2g94-h6v4-9h46
References
More Compaq Tru64 vulnerabilities
- TI-2003-00185 Buffer overflow in the call_trans2open function in trans2.c for Samba 2.2.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2003-00642 The prescan function in Sendmail 8.12.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2003-00154 The prescan() function in the address parser (parseaddr.c) in Sendmail before 8.12.9 does… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2003-00182 Multiple buffer overflows in Samba before 2.2.8a may allow remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2002-00657 Buffer overflow in Common Desktop Environment (CDE) ToolTalk RPC database server… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2002-00656 CDE ToolTalk database server (ttdbserver) allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2002-0816 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-0816 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2g94-h6v4-9h46 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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