CVE-2002-0577 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Vulnerability in passwd for HP-UX 11.00 and 11.11 allows local users to corrupt the password file and cause a denial of service.

Published: 2002-06-11

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.0.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.11:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-0572	Vulnerability in passwd for HP-UX 11.00 and 11.11 allows local users to corrupt the password file and cause a denial of service.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00627.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2002-q2/0023.html
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/656
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8939.php
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/977779
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4582
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5518

History

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Subscriptions

Hp Hp-ux

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-06-11T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:56:38.670Z

Reserved: 2002-06-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-0577

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-06-18T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:57:42.613

Link: CVE-2002-0577

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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