CVE-2002-0279 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the kernel of HP-UX 11.11, where improper argument handling for setrlimit can lead to a kernel panic and potential privilege escalation. This local attack has low complexity, with potential impacts including partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vulnerability is old and not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, it has garnered some community discussion, though no public exploits or Metasploit modules are available.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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