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.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5628
Vendor Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/188568
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
government-resource
x_refsource_ciac
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/l-093.shtml
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2821
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/127435
US Government Resource x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/TJSL-4Z5Q92
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_hp
http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3354
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6656
Scores
EPSS
0.0052
EPSS Percentile
67.0%
Details
Status
published
Products (3)
hp/hp-ux
11.00
hp/hp-ux
11.04
hp/hp-ux
11.11
Published
Jun 11, 2001
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026