Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2001-0979 is an old HP-UX issue where a local user could potentially gain elevated privileges by giving swverify an overly long command-line argument. The public bundle identifies HP-UX 11.0 and says other programs may also be affected, but the scope and fix details are incomplete. Exposure is most likely limited to legacy HP-UX 11.0 systems where untrusted or lower-privileged users can access swverify. Environments without HP-UX, without local shell users, or without the affected utility exposed are less likely to be impacted. Treat this as a legacy-platform risk. It is not shown as actively exploited in the supplied sources, but any remaining HP-UX 11.0 system with local users deserves prompt review because successful exploitation could raise privileges. Mitigation focus: Inventory HP-UX 11.0 hosts and confirm whether swverify is installed.; Check HP or HPE legacy advisories for official patches or recommended controls.; Restrict local shell access to trusted administrators only..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- hpux-swverify-bo(7078)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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