CVE-2002-0991 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.4% (pctl 84)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflows in the cifslogin command for HP CIFS/9000 Client A.01.06 and earlier, based on the Sharity package, allows local users to gain root privileges via long (1) -U, (2) -D, (3) -P, (4) -S, (5) -N, or (6) -u parameters.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 2.41% — more likely to be exploited than 84% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-10-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| hp | cifs-9000 server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | HP CIFS/9000 Server A.01.05/A.01.06 - Local Buffer Overflow | 2002-11-06 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-06/0300.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2002-q3/0016.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9431.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5088
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-06/0300.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2002-q3/0016.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9431.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5088
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