CVE-2025-71263

HIGH

UNIX v4 - Local Buffer Overflow in su Command

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In UNIX Fourth Research Edition (v4), the su command is vulnerable to a buffer overflow due to the 'password' variable having a fixed size of 100 bytes. A local user can exploit this to gain root privileges. It is unlikely that UNIX v4 is running anywhere outside of a very small number of lab environments. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.4
EPSS 0.0018
EPSS Percentile 7.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-120
Status published
Products (2)
AT&T Bell Labs/UNIX 4
opengroup/unix 4
Published Mar 13, 2026
Tracked Since Mar 14, 2026