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CVE-2001-0978

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2001-09-03 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

login in HP-UX 10.26 does not record failed login attempts in /var/adm/btmp, which could allow attackers to conduct brute force password guessing attacks without being detected or observed using the lastb program.

Affected products

• Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HP-UX: 10.26

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2001-q3/0052.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8632.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3289
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2001-q3/0052.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8632.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3289

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