CVE-2000-0972

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.

CVSS v3.1

5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0

2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS

1.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 68th percentile

Published

2001-01-22

Updated

2024-08-08

ExploitDB entries (2)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20329
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/195

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2000-0971
• CVE-2000-0973
• CVE-2000-0967
• CVE-2000-0975
• CVE-2000-0958
• CVE-2000-0976