CWE Code: 119
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Summary: buffer overflow in the posix threads library (libpthread) on hp tru64 unix 4.0f pk8, 4.0g pk4, and 5.1a pk6 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long pthread_config environment variable.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2006-12-10
Last Modified Date: 2017-07-29
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CWE Code: 119
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Summary: buffer overflow in the posix threads library (libpthread) on hp tru64 unix 4.0f pk8, 4.0g pk4, and 5.1a pk6 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long pthread_config environment variable.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2006-12-10
Last Modified Date: 2017-07-29
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