Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2000-0077 is a local privilege escalation issue in an October 1998 HP-UX aserver program. A local user could influence how aserver finds system utilities, potentially gaining higher privileges. The source bundle does not provide CVSS, affected version details beyond the description, or a named patch.
Executive priority
Treat as a legacy-system hygiene issue unless affected HP-UX hosts still exist. If they do, prioritize validation because local privilege escalation can turn a low-privilege account into broader system compromise.
Technical view
The vulnerability involves PATH trust in HP-UX aserver. aserver uses PATH to locate ps and grep, allowing a local user to supply alternate command locations. The public bundle references an OVAL definition for detection but does not include exploit status, CVSS scoring, CWE mapping, or remediation specifics.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to legacy HP-UX environments running the October 1998 aserver program. Modern environments are likely unaffected unless they retain old HP-UX systems or inherited UNIX infrastructure. The affected product metadata in the bundle is incomplete.
Exploitation context
No KEV listing is provided, and the bundle does not cite active exploitation. The issue requires local user access, so risk is highest where untrusted or weakly controlled accounts exist on legacy HP-UX hosts.
Researcher notes
The evidence is sparse. The CVE description identifies the vulnerable behavior, but the bundle lacks CVSS, precise package versions, vendor advisory text, and patch details. Avoid assuming exploit availability or current exposure without environment confirmation.
Mitigation direction
- Check HP-UX vendor or support guidance for an official fix or replacement.
- Restrict local interactive access on potentially affected HP-UX hosts.
- Remove or disable unnecessary aserver use after operational testing and approval.
- Monitor privileged process execution and local account activity on legacy systems.
Validation and detection
- Inventory HP-UX systems and identify any October 1998 aserver installations.
- Use the referenced OVAL definition or equivalent scanner content where available.
- Review whether aserver is present, enabled, and reachable by local users.
- Confirm remediation status against vendor guidance before closing the finding.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5549CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
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