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 cronta…

Published 25 y ago 2000-12-19 · modified 45 d ago 2026-09-23 · JSON

CVSS

5.5

v3.1 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

1.3%

percentile 70%

Public exploits

Exploit-DB

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.28% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

EDB-20329 HP-UX 10.20/11.0 - crontab '/tmp' File · local · 2000-10-20
EDB-195 HP-UX 11.00/10.20 crontab - Overwrite Files · dos · 2000-11-19

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	3.1	5.5	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`
NVD	2.0	2.1	`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`

Classification

Weakness

CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/5410 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0317.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2000-0972
NVD: CVE-2000-0972

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