CVE-2000-0972

Medium

Description

HP-UX 11.00 crontab allows local users to read arbitrary files via the -e option by creating a symlink to the target file during the crontab session, quitting the session, and reading the error messages that crontab generates.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductHp-ux
PublishedDec 19, 2000
First seenDec 19, 2000

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
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