CVE-2004-0965 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the stmkfont utility within HP-UX versions B.11.00 through B.11.23. This flaw allows local users to execute arbitrary code by manipulating the PATH environment variable, causing stmkfont to execute malicious programs instead of legitimate system commands. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), it indicates high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.23:*:ia64_64-bit:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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