CVE-2002-1594 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a buffer overflow in setuid grpck or pwck utilities on AIX to gain elevated privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-1594?
CVE-2002-1594 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Mar 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1594?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Grpck Grpck, Pwck Pwck.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1594?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1594 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2002-1594 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1594 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g373-qj6g-7pg8.