CVE Catalog

CVE-2000-0005

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.55%

41th percentile - higher than 41% of all known CVEs

Summary

The aserver program in HP-UX allows local users to gain elevated privileges via a symlink attack.

Risk Assessment

Attackers could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to system resources, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict access to the aserver program and to monitor and secure the system against symlink attacks.

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Original NVD description (English source)

HP-UX aserver program allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS