CVE-2007-5008

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-09-20 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

The logins command in HP-UX B.11.31, B.11.23, and B.11.11 does not correctly report password status, which allows remote attackers to obtain privileges when certain "password issues" are not detected.

Affected products

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HP-UX: 11.11, 11.23, 11.31

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/26873
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25740
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018709
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3230
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36702
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5779
https://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c01167886
http://secunia.com/advisories/26873
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25740
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018709
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3230
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36702

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