CVE-2001-0979

HP-UX 11.0/11.11 - 'swxxx' Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

7.2

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Buffer overflow in swverify in HP-UX 11.0, and possibly other programs, allows local users to gain privileges via a long command line argument.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 7.2

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2001-09-03 CVE Published
2001-09-03 First Exploit
2002-01-31 CVE Reserved
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7078	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/482	2002-12-11
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21098	2001-09-03
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/211687	2024-08-08
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3279	2024-08-08

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Hp Search vendor "Hp"		Hp-ux Search vendor "Hp" for product "Hp-ux"				10.01 Search vendor "Hp" for product "Hp-ux" and version "10.01"		-		Affected
Hp Search vendor "Hp"		Hp-ux Search vendor "Hp" for product "Hp-ux"				10.10 Search vendor "Hp" for product "Hp-ux" and version "10.10"		-		Affected
Hp Search vendor "Hp"		Hp-ux Search vendor "Hp" for product "Hp-ux"				10.20 Search vendor "Hp" for product "Hp-ux" and version "10.20"		-		Affected
Hp Search vendor "Hp"		Hp-ux Search vendor "Hp" for product "Hp-ux"				11.00 Search vendor "Hp" for product "Hp-ux" and version "11.00"		-		Affected