CVE-2000-1127

HP Resource Monitor - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2000-1127. PoCs published by J.A. Gutierrez.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a symbolic link vulnerability in HP-UX's registrar service to change file permissions, allowing local users to read arbitrary files. It involves manipulating the registrar.log file to create a world-readable symlink to a target file.

Description

registrar in the HP resource monitor service allows local users to read and modify arbitrary files by renaming the original registrar.log log file and creating a symbolic link to the target file, to which registrar appends log information and sets the permissions to be world readable.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by J.A. Gutierrez · textlocalhp-ux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20386

This exploit leverages a symbolic link vulnerability in HP-UX's registrar service to change file permissions, allowing local users to read arbitrary files. It involves manipulating the registrar.log file to create a world-readable symlink to a target file.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: HP-UX 10.20 registrar service
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the HP-UX system · Registrar service running on port 1712 · Write access to /etc/opt/resmon/log directory
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/143845
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1919

Scores

EPSS 0.0097
EPSS Percentile 57.6%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
hp/hp-ux 10.20
Published Jan 09, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026