01 Record

CVE-2003-1461

Buffer overflow in rwrite for HP-UX 11.0 could allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long argument. NOTE: the vendor was unable to reproduce the problem on a system that had been patched

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

Buffer overflow in rwrite for HP-UX 11.0 could allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long argument. NOTE: the vendor was unable to reproduce the problem on a system that had been patched

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 1.53% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Ranks above 72.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector: No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity: No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2007-10-23 01:00Z18 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-08 02:28Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2007-10-22

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

e47b72bdb6157d6ff2f210329258eea698cff15d5e752006625ee9fd52364dd0

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

hphp-uxNot specified—

06 References

www.securityfocus.com7489http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7489vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
www.securityfocus.com20030503 rwrite buffer overflow in hp-uxhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/320371mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
www.securityfocus.com20030502 HP-UX 11.0 /usr/lbin/rwritehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/320323mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
securityreason.com3283http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3283third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:4897https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4897vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comhp-rwrite-bo(11919)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11919vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

01 Record index

CVE-2003-1461

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

05 Affected products

06 References

02 Records

CVE-2003-1461

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

05 Affected products

06 References