CVE-2007-2553
Unspecified vulnerability in dop in HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1B-4, 5.1B-3, and 5.1A PK6 allows local users to gain privileges via a large amount of data in the environment, as demonstrated by a long environment variable.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 0.9%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in dop in HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1B-4, 5.1B-3, and 5.1A PK6 allows local users to gain privileges via a large amount of data in the environment, as demonstrated by a long environment variable.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.94% probability · 61th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 8 May 2007
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- hp/tru64
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://osvdb.org/36203
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25197Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.orkaan.org/tru64/orkaan_-_exp_Tru64-5.X_SSRT071326.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468103/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23881Exploit, Patch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018021
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1715Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34175
- https://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c01036871
- http://osvdb.org/36203
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25197Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.orkaan.org/tru64/orkaan_-_exp_Tru64-5.X_SSRT071326.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468103/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23881Exploit, Patch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018021
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1715Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34175
- https://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c01036871
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.