CVE-2002-0816
Buffer overflow in su in Tru64 Unix 5.x allows local users to gain root privileges via a long...
CVE-2002-0816 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Compaq Tru64, published August 12, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Buffer overflow in su in Tru64 Unix 5.x allows local users to gain root privileges via a long username and argument.
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Buffer overflow in su in Tru64 Unix 5.x allows local users to gain root privileges via a long username and argument.
- Record
CVE-2002-0816- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in su in Tru64 Unix 5.x allows local users to gain root privileges via a long username and argument.
- Record
CVE-2002-0816- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0808 No score
Buffer overflow in su in Tru64 Unix 5.x allows local users to gain root privileges via a long username and argument.
- Record
EUVD-2002-0808- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2g94-h6v4-9h46 No score
Buffer overflow in su in Tru64 Unix 5.x allows local users to gain root privileges via a long...
Buffer overflow in su in Tru64 Unix 5.x allows local users to gain root privileges via a long username and argument.
- Record
GHSA-2g94-h6v4-9h46- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |