CVE-2002-0991
Buffer overflows in the cifslogin command for HP CIFS/9000 Client A.01.06 and earlier, based on the Sharity package, allows local users to gain root privileges via long (1) -U, (2) -D, (3) -P, (4) -S, (5) -N, or (6) -u parameters.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflows in the cifslogin command for HP CIFS/9000 Client A.01.06 and earlier, based on the Sharity package, allows local users to gain root privileges via long (1) -U, (2) -D, (3) -P, (4) -S, (5) -N, or (6) -u parameters.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.41% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- hp/cifs-9000 server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-06/0300.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2002-q3/0016.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9431.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5088Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-06/0300.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2002-q3/0016.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9431.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5088Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.