CVE-2007-2553

Public Exploit

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.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.37%

Vendor Advisory hp.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23881	exploit vdb entry patch
https://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c01036871	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25197	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468103/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1715	vdb entry vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34175	vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018021	vdb entry
http://www.orkaan.org/tru64/orkaan_-_exp_Tru64-5.X_SSRT071326.html
http://osvdb.org/36203	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2553?: CVE-2007-2553 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-2553?: To fix CVE-2007-2553, 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-2007-2553 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-2553 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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