First published: Tue Jun 11 2002(Updated: )
Vulnerability in passwd for HP-UX 11.00 and 11.11 allows local users to corrupt the password file and cause a denial of service.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
HPE HP-UX | =11.11 | |
HPE HP-UX | =11.00 | |
HPE HP-UX | =11.0.4 |
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CVE-2002-0577 has a severity rating that reflects its potential for causing a denial of service due to password file corruption.
To mitigate CVE-2002-0577, ensure that proper access controls are in place to restrict local user permissions on the password file.
CVE-2002-0577 affects HP-UX versions 11.00, 11.11, and 11.0.4.
Local users on systems running the affected versions of HP-UX may exploit CVE-2002-0577 to corrupt the password file.
The exploit of CVE-2002-0577 can lead to system denial of service due to the corruption of authentication mechanisms.