What is the severity of CVE-2001-1509?

CVE-2001-1509 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation.

How do I fix CVE-2001-1509?

To fix CVE-2001-1509, apply the relevant patches provided by HP for HP-UX 11.20.

Who is affected by CVE-2001-1509?

CVE-2001-1509 affects local users on systems running HP-UX 11.20 on Itanium Architecture.

What does CVE-2001-1509 exploit?

CVE-2001-1509 exploits a flaw in the geteuid function that fails to properly identify a user's effective user ID.

Can CVE-2001-1509 lead to unauthorized access?

Yes, CVE-2001-1509 can allow local users to gain unauthorized privileges on the affected system.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2001-1509

medium

4.6

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

31/12/2001

14/7/2005

8/8/2024

CVE-2001-1509

First published: Mon Dec 31 2001(Updated: )

geteuid in Itanium Architecture (IA) running on HP-UX 11.20 does not properly identify a user's effective user id, which could allow local users to gain privileges.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
HPE HP-UX	=11.20

Remedy

http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/3606

Remedy

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3452

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-1509?
CVE-2001-1509 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1509?
To fix CVE-2001-1509, apply the relevant patches provided by HP for HP-UX 11.20.
Who is affected by CVE-2001-1509?
CVE-2001-1509 affects local users on systems running HP-UX 11.20 on Itanium Architecture.
What does CVE-2001-1509 exploit?
CVE-2001-1509 exploits a flaw in the geteuid function that fails to properly identify a user's effective user ID.
Can CVE-2001-1509 lead to unauthorized access?
Yes, CVE-2001-1509 can allow local users to gain unauthorized privileges on the affected system.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-1509?
CVE-2001-1509 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1509?
To fix CVE-2001-1509, apply the relevant patches provided by HP for HP-UX 11.20.
Who is affected by CVE-2001-1509?
CVE-2001-1509 affects local users on systems running HP-UX 11.20 on Itanium Architecture.
What does CVE-2001-1509 exploit?
CVE-2001-1509 exploits a flaw in the geteuid function that fails to properly identify a user's effective user ID.
Can CVE-2001-1509 lead to unauthorized access?
Yes, CVE-2001-1509 can allow local users to gain unauthorized privileges on the affected system.