CVE-2001-0278 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability within the linkeditor utility in HP MPE/iX versions 6.5 and earlier. An attacker with local access could exploit this flaw to gain elevated privileges on the affected system. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (MEDIUM), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no known exploit code available in public databases like Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it has not been added to CISA's KEV catalog, indicating no active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are also absent.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:mpe_ix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.