CVE-2003-0834

Exp

Buffer overflow in CDE libDtHelp library allows local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) a modified DTHELPUSERSEARCHPATH environment variable and the Help feature, (2) DTSEARCHPATH, or (3) LOGNAME.

Published: 2003-12-01 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2003-0834 is rated High Exploit Risk (67/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.22%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2003-0834

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
714 exploit_db edb 2004-12-24 Exploit-DB ↗
713 exploit_db edb 2004-12-24 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0834

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.63% 1.22% +0.59%
2 2025-07-11 0.79% 0.63% -0.16%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.79% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-0834

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-0834

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-0834

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sco open_unix 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:sco:open_unix:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sco unixware 7.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sco unixware 7.1.3 cpe:2.3:o:sco:unixware:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-0834

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