CVE-2003-1461

Buffer overflow in rwrite for HP-UX 11.0 could allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a...

7.2 HighPublic exploit

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 for an lp vulnerability (CVE-2002-1473).

Exploit likelihood

1.53%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

Record: CVE-2003-1461
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2003-1461
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2003-1451 No score

Record: EUVD-2003-1451
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-69q2-4j65-gwmx No score

Buffer overflow in rwrite for HP-UX 11.0 could allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a...

Record: GHSA-69q2-4j65-gwmx
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

hp hp-ux

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	HP-UX 11 RWrite - Buffer Overflow	2003-05-02

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2003-1461 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Hp Hp-ux, published December 31, 2003. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.53%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.