VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2002-0517
CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.46%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2002-08-12
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
Buffer overflow in X11 library (libX11) on Caldera Open UNIX 8.0.0, UnixWare 7.1.1, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -xrm argument to programs such as (1) dtterm or (2) xterm.
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — US Government Resource
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — US Government Resource