CVE-2002-0279

The kernel in HP-UX 11.11 does not properly provide arguments for setrlimit, which could allow local attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) and possibly gain privileges.

Score

CVSS 2.0 4.6 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2002-05-31

Last modified

2024-08-08

Affected products

• Hp-ux (Hp)

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101372194225046&w=2
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8195.php
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/726187
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4094
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5469