CVE-2002-1594
Buffer overflow in (1) grpck and (2) pwck, if installed setuid on a system as recommended in some...
Buffer overflow in (1) grpck and (2) pwck, if installed setuid on a system as recommended in some AIX documentation, may allow local users to gain privileges via a long command line argument.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in (1) grpck and (2) pwck, if installed setuid on a system as recommended in some AIX documentation, may allow local users to gain privileges via a long command line argument.
- Record
CVE-2002-1594- 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 (1) grpck and (2) pwck, if installed setuid on a system as recommended in some AIX documentation, may allow local users to gain privileges via a long command line argument.
- Record
CVE-2002-1594- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-1575 No score
Buffer overflow in (1) grpck and (2) pwck, if installed setuid on a system as recommended in some AIX documentation, may allow local users to gain privileges via a long command line argument.
- Record
EUVD-2002-1575- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g373-qj6g-7pg8 No score
Buffer overflow in (1) grpck and (2) pwck, if installed setuid on a system as recommended in some...
Buffer overflow in (1) grpck and (2) pwck, if installed setuid on a system as recommended in some AIX documentation, may allow local users to gain privileges via a long command line argument.
- Record
GHSA-g373-qj6g-7pg8- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-1594 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Grpck, published January 2, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.97%, the 61st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/877811
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7857
marc.info?l=vulnwatch&m=100998205010794&w=2
publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/pseries/topic/com.ibm.aix.doc/cmds/aixcmds2/grpck.htm
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1594
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g373-qj6g-7pg8