CVE-2000-1028 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.5% (pctl 73)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in cu program in HP-UX 11.0 may allow local users to gain privileges via a long -l command line argument.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 1.48% — more likely to be exploited than 73% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2000-12-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-09-23 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| hp | hp-ux |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | HP-UX 11.0 - '/bin/cu' Local Privilege Escalation | 2001-01-13 |
| exploit-db | HP-UX 9.x/10.x/11.x - cu Buffer Overflow | 2000-11-02 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD