THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2001-1256
LOW SEVERITY

CVE-2001-1256

Hp Ux vulnerability

CVSS
1.2
EPSS
6.1%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
kmmodreg in HP-UX 11.11, 11.04 and 11.00 allows local users to create arbitrary world-writeable files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/.kmmodreg_lock and (2) /tmp/kmpath.tmp temporary files.
Affected vendor
Hp
Affected product
Hp Ux
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published
2001-06-11

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, high attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 6.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2001-1256

  • Confirm whether Hp Hp Ux is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2001-1256.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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