CVE-2007-1993

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 8.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-04-12 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in the pfs_mountd.rpc RPC daemon in the Portable File System (PFS) in HP-UX B.11.00, B.11.11, and B.11.23 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending "a call to procedure 5, followed by a crafted payload to procedure 2."

Affected products

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HP-UX: b.11.00, b.11.11, b.11.23

References

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00913684
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=512
http://secunia.com/advisories/24855
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23401
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017893
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1343
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33567
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5751
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00913684
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=512
http://secunia.com/advisories/24855
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23401

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