CVE-2000-0078 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the June 1999 version of the HP-UX aserver program. It allows local users to gain elevated privileges by manipulating the PATH environment variable, causing aserver to execute a malicious awk command. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires no authentication, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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