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CVE-2003-0840

Buffer overflow in dtprintinfo on HP-UX 11.00, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain root privileges via a long DISPLAY environment variable.

  • Published: Nov 17, 2003
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2003-0840
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.2
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
hp / hp-ux 11.00 11.00.x