# 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.

- **Severity:** Low 3.6 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Dec 2000
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r6hg-vfqv-94j7

## 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: 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.

## 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:

- HP-UX 10.20 - registrar Local Arbitrary File Read (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Hp Hp-Ux

- [CVE-2008-1668](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1668/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-1662](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1662/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-6425](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6425/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-6195](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6195/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-4241](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4241/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2000-1127 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-1127 exists.

Affected product: Hp Hp-Ux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-1127/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-1127/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-1127
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1127
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2000-1127

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-1127/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.