CVE-2001-1256

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Published May 3, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 1.2 Low EPSS 6.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

kmmodreg in HP-UX 11.11, 11.04 and 11.00 allows local users to create arbitrary world-writeable files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/.kmmodreg_lock and (2) /tmp/kmpath.tmp temporary files.

Affected Products

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

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:11.04:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.11:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-1237	kmmodreg in HP-UX 11.11, 11.04 and 11.00 allows local users to create arbitrary world-writeable files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/.kmmodreg_lock and (2) /tmp/kmpath.tmp temporary files.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 6.1% (6.116% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/l-093.shtml
http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3354
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/127435
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/TJSL-4Z5Q92
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/188568
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2821
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6656
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5628

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Hp Hp-ux

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:51 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 3, 2002, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:51 AM
Reserved: May 1, 2002, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:55 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 11, 2001, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:55 PM

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