CVE-2007-2553

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2007-05-09 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in dop in HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1B-4, 5.1B-3, and 5.1A PK6 allows local users to gain privileges via a large amount of data in the environment, as demonstrated by a long environment variable.

Affected products

HP Tru64: 5.1a-pk6, 5.1b3, 5.1b4

References

http://osvdb.org/36203
http://secunia.com/advisories/25197
http://www.orkaan.org/tru64/orkaan_-_exp_Tru64-5.X_SSRT071326.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468103/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23881
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018021
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1715
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34175
https://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c01036871
http://osvdb.org/36203
http://secunia.com/advisories/25197
http://www.orkaan.org/tru64/orkaan_-_exp_Tru64-5.X_SSRT071326.html

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