THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2005-3277
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2005-3277

Hp Ux vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
19.4%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
The LPD service in HP-UX 10.20 11.11 (11i) and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters ("`" or single backquote) in a request that is not properly handled when an error occurs, as demonstrated by killing the connection, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-1473.
Affected vendor
Hp
Affected product
Hp Ux
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published
2005-10-21

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 19.4% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2005-3277

  • Confirm whether Hp Hp Ux is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2005-3277.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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