# CVE-2002-1605: Memory corruption in n/a

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code on HP Tru64 UNIX systems by exploiting a buffer overflow in specific binaries via a long environment variable.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Mar 2005
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6f2r-hwc2-w45w

## What is CVE-2002-1605?

CVE-2002-1605 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Hp Hp-Ux, published on 25 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 HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1a, 5.1, 5.0a, 4.0g, and 4.0f allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long _XKB_CHARSET environment variable to (1) dxpause, (2) dxconsole, or (3) dtsession.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1605?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Hp Hp-Ux, Hp Tru64.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-1605?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1605 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2002-1605 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1605 exists.

Public exploit code:

- HP Tru64 4.0/5.0/5.1 - _XKB_CHARSET Local Buffer Overflow (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Hp Hp-Ux

- [CVE-2008-1668](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1668/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-1662](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1662/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-6425](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6425/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-6195](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6195/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-4241](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4241/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-1605 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-1605 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Hp Hp-Ux, published on 25 Mar 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1605 exists.

Affected product: Hp Hp-Ux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1605/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1605/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1605
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1605
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-1605

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