CVE-2000-0972 EXPLOIT
5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 1.3% (pctl 69)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.5 (MEDIUM, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 1.28% — more likely to be exploited than 69% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-59 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2000-12-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-09-23 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| hp | hp-ux |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | HP-UX 11.00/10.20 crontab - Overwrite Files | 2000-11-19 |
| exploit-db | HP-UX 10.20/11.0 - crontab '/tmp' File | 2000-10-20 |
References
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