CVE-2007-5008 describes a critical vulnerability in the logins command across multiple versions of HP-UX (B.11.31, B.11.23, and B.11.11). This flaw allows remote authenticated attackers to escalate privileges by exploiting the command's failure to accurately report password status, leading to undetected "password issues." With a CVSS score of 9.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that can result in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
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.