← Vulnerability feed

Vulnerability record · CVE-2002-1604 · published 2 September 2002

CVE-2002-1604: Hp-ux vulnerability

Hp · Hp Ux

Multiple buffer overflows in HP Tru64 UNIX allow local and possibly remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long NLSPATH environment variable to (1) csh, (2) dtsession, (3) dxsysinfo, (4) imapd, (5) inc, (6) uucp, (7) uux, (8) rdist, or (9) deliver.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 15% · top 3.4%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
15%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
36References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in HP Tru64 UNIX allow local and possibly remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long NLSPATH environment variable to (1) csh, (2) dtsession, (3) dxsysinfo, (4) imapd, (5) inc, (6) uucp, (7) uux, (8) rdist, or (9) deliver.

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

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2002-q3/1203.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2002-q3/1203.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2002-q3/1203.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2002-q3/1203.html
http://wwss1pro.compaq.com/support/reference_library/viewdocument.asp?source=SRB0039W.xml&dt=11
http://www.blacksheepnetworks.com/security/hack/tru64/TRU64_nlspath.txt Exploit
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/158499 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/416427 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/437899 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/448987 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/531355 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/567963 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/584243 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/592515 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/846307 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/290115
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5647
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10016
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2002-q3/1203.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2002-q3/1203.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2002-q3/1203.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2002-q3/1203.html
http://wwss1pro.compaq.com/support/reference_library/viewdocument.asp?source=SRB0039W.xml&dt=11
http://www.blacksheepnetworks.com/security/hack/tru64/TRU64_nlspath.txt Exploit
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/158499 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/416427 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/437899 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/448987 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/531355 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/567963 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/584243 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/592515 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/846307 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/290115
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5647
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10016

Track CVE-2002-1604 inside VULONE

Watch it alongside the ransomware crews, C2 infrastructure and forum chatter that reference it, query it through the API and pull it into your SIEM over TAXII.

Start free Open in platform

Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

9.8CVE-2012-1823PHP-CGI query string option injection enables remote code executionPHP versions before 5.3.12 and 5.4.x before 5.4.2, when run as a CGI script (php-cgi), mishandle query strings that lack an equals sign, allowing com…KEVEPSS 100%analysed10.0CVE-2012-0131Hp distributed computing environment vulnerabilityDistributed Computing Environment (DCE) 1.8 and 1.9 on HP HP-UX B.11.11 and B.11.23 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly …EPSS 7.4%10.0CVE-2008-1668Hp-ux permissions and access controls vulnerabilityftpd.c in (1) wu-ftpd 2.4.2 and (2) ftpd in HP HP-UX B.11.11 assigns uid 0 to the FTP client in certain operating-system misconfigurations in which P…EPSS 4.5%10.0CVE-2008-1662Hp-ux vulnerabilityUnspecified vulnerability in the HP System Administration Manager (SAM) on HP-UX B.11.11 and B.11.23, when used to configure NFS, might allow remote …EPSS 4.4%10.0CVE-2007-6425Hp-ux memory buffer overflow vulnerabilityUnspecified vulnerability in HP-UX B.11.31, when running ARPA Transport, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors.EPSS 4.3%10.0CVE-2007-6195Hp-ux memory buffer overflow vulnerabilityBuffer overflow in the sw_rpc_agent_init function in swagentd in Software Distributor (SD), and possibly other DCE applications, in HP HP-UX B.11.11 …EPSS 14%10.0CVE-2007-4241Hp-ux vulnerabilityBuffer overflow in ldcconn in Hewlett-Packard (HP) Controller for Cisco Local Director on HP-UX 11.11i allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary c…EPSS 11%10.0CVE-2007-2791Hp tru64 vulnerabilityUnspecified vulnerability in the Secure Shell (SSH) in HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1B-4 and 5.1B-3 allows remote attackers to identify valid users via unspecifie…EPSS 6.5%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2002-1604), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.