Description
Buffer overflow in cu program in HP-UX 11.0 may allow local users to gain privileges via a long -l command line argument.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 2
- HP-UX 11.0 - '/bin/cu' Local Privilege Escalation EDB-245 · local · Jan 13, 2001 · verified
- HP-UX 9.x/10.x/11.x - cu Buffer Overflow EDB-20373 · dos · Nov 2, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 1886 vdb-entry
- hp-cu-bo(5460) vdb-entry
- 20001102 HPUX cu -l option buffer overflow vulnerabilit mailing-list