CVE-2000-0966 describes buffer overflows in the lpspooler component of HP-UX 11.0 and earlier, allowing local users to gain elevated privileges. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (Medium), this vulnerability requires local access and has a low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (e.g., Metasploit, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this older CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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