CVE-2002-1594

Published Jan 2, 2002 grpck

Overview

CVE-2002-1594 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting grpck grpck. It was published on January 2, 2002.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from grpck. Update grpck to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=100999352406822&w=2 Ref marc.info/?l=vulnwatch&m=100998205010794&w=2 Ref publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/pseries/topic/com.ibm.aix.doc/cmds/aixcmds2/grpck.htm Ref www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/121891 Ref www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/877811 Ref exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7857 Ref exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7859 Ref marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=100999352406822&w=2 Ref marc.info/?l=vulnwatch&m=100998205010794&w=2 Ref publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/pseries/topic/com.ibm.aix.doc/cmds/aixcmds2/grpck.htm

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2002-1594?

CVE-2002-1594 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting grpck grpck. It was published on January 2, 2002.

How severe is CVE-2002-1594?

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