CVE-2005-3277 describes a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting the LPD service in HP-UX 10.20 and 11.11 (11i) and earlier versions. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting shell metacharacters into LPD requests, specifically when an error occurs during processing. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is extremely severe, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, a Metasploit module exists (EDB-1261), indicating readily available exploit code, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.