CVE-2001-1564 Denial of service in n/a

Low 2.1 Published 14 Jul 2005 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local users can exhaust disk space by bypassing core file size limits after dropping privileges, causing denial of service on HP-UX systems.

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-2001-1564?

CVE-2001-1564 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Hp Hp-Ux, published on 14 Jul 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

setrlimit in HP-UX 10.01, 10.10, 10.24, 10.20, 11.00, 11.04 and 11.11 does not properly enforce core file size on processes after setuid or setgid privileges are dropped, which could allow local users to cause a denial of service by exhausting available disk space.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1564?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hp Hp-Ux.

How do I fix CVE-2001-1564?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1564 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2001-1564 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1564 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-6cc4-m75g-c77f.