{"id":"CVE-2005-3277","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2005-3277","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T18:32:57.788Z","title":"The LPD service in HP-UX 10.20 11.11 (11i) and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters (\"`\" or single backquote) in a request that is not properly handled when an error occurs, as demonstrated by killing the…","description":"The LPD service in HP-UX 10.20 11.11 (11i) and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters (\"`\" or single backquote) in a request that is not properly handled when an error occurs, as demonstrated by killing the connection, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-1473.","published":"2005-10-21T18:02:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:16:38.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":10,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":[],"affected":["hp/hp-ux"],"epss":{"score":0.21665,"percentile":0.97614,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[{"date":"2026-09-27","score":0.21665,"percentile":0.97556}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2005-10-19","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":1261,"kind":"exploit","title":"HP-UX 11.11 - lpd Remote Command Execution (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1261","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/hp-ux/remote/1261.pm","file":"exploits/hp-ux/remote/1261.pm","published":"2005-10-19","added":"2005-10-18","updated":null,"author":"H D Moore","type":"remote","platform":"hp-ux","port":515,"verified":true,"codes":["OSVDB-21592","CVE-2005-3277"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 21.7%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2002-q3/0064.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.frsirt.com/exploits/20051019.hpux_lpd_exec.pm.php","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15136","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2002-q3/0064.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.frsirt.com/exploits/20051019.hpux_lpd_exec.pm.php","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15136","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3277","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}