VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-7879
HP HP-UX B.11.11, B.11.23, and B.11.31, when the PAM configuration includes libpam_updbe, allows remote authenticated users to bypass authentication, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via unspecified vectors.
HIGH 8.5EPSS 4.72%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.72%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
HP HP-UX B.11.11, B.11.23, and B.11.31, when the PAM configuration includes libpam_updbe, allows remote authenticated users to bypass authentication, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via unspecified vectors.
- CVSS 2.0
- 8.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 4.72% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- hp/hp-ux
- Source
- hp-security-alert@hp.com
References
- https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04511778Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04511778Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.