CVE-2000-0005 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the HP-UX aserver program, affecting HP 9000 systems running HP-UX. This flaw allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges through a symlink attack. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the potential for local privilege escalation warrants attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:7.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.02CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:7.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.06CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:7.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.08CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:7.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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