CVE-2004-0965 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

stmkfont in HP-UX B.11.00 through B.11.23 relies on the user-specified PATH when executing certain commands, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the PATH environment variable to point to malicious programs.

Published: 2004-10-26

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.22:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.23::ia64_64-bit:::::

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-0963	stmkfont in HP-UX B.11.00 through B.11.23 relies on the user-specified PATH when executing certain commands, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the PATH environment variable to point to malicious programs.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00059.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109837243713696&w=2
http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0402.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/7351
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11493
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17813
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5538

History

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Subscriptions

Hp Hp-ux

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-10-26T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:38:59.580Z

Reserved: 2004-10-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-0965

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-02-09T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-0965

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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