CVE-2001-0817

Description

Vulnerability in HP-UX line printer daemon (rlpdaemon) in HP-UX 10.01 through 11.11 allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary files and gain root privileges via a certain print request.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 5.19% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory iss.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://xforce.iss.net/alerts/advise102.php	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3561	vdb entry
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-32.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-021.shtml	third party advisory government resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2001-q4/0047.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/638011	third party advisory us government resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7234	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-0817?: CVE-2001-0817 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-0817?: To fix CVE-2001-0817, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2001-0817 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2001-0817 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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