CVE-2000-1127 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can read or modify arbitrary files by exploiting a symlink vulnerability in the HP resource monitor service's log handling.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-1127?
CVE-2000-1127 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Hp Hp-Ux, published on 19 Dec 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
registrar in the HP resource monitor service allows local users to read and modify arbitrary files by renaming the original registrar.log log file and creating a symbolic link to the target file, to which registrar appends log information and sets the permissions to be world readable.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1127?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hp Hp-Ux.
How do I fix CVE-2000-1127?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1127 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2000-1127 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-1127 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Hp Hp-Ux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r6hg-vfqv-94j7.