Is CVE-2002-1617 being actively exploited?

CVE-2002-1617 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2002-1617?

CVE-2002-1617 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

CVE-2002-1617

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 1.5%EU EUVD

Multiple buffer overflows in HP Tru64 UNIX 5.x allow local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long -contextDir argument to dtaction, (2) a long -p argument to dtprintinfo, (3) a long -customization argument to dxterm, or (4) a long DISPLAY environment variable to dtterm.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.2 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS score: 1.5% (74th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2002-1598)
Published: December 31, 2002
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2002-1598 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 8, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

hp / tru64

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Hewlett-Packard Tru64 UNIX V5.1A - Hewlett-Packard Company - Common Criteria CRP199 - archived

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2002-q3/1203.html
http://www.blacksheepnetworks.com/security/hack/tru64/TRU64_dtaction.txt(Exploit)
http://www.blacksheepnetworks.com/security/hack/tru64/TRU64_dtprintinfo.txt(Exploit)
http://www.blacksheepnetworks.com/security/hack/tru64/TRU64_dtterm.txt(Exploit)
http://www.blacksheepnetworks.com/security/hack/tru64/TRU64_dxterm.txt(Exploit)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/202939(US Government Resource)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/600699(US Government Resource)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/836275(US Government Resource)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/931579(US Government Resource)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/290115(Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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