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CVE-2007-0394

HP HP-UX B11.11 does not properly verify the status of file descriptors before setuid execution,...

4.6 Medium

HP HP-UX B11.11 does not properly verify the status of file descriptors before setuid execution, which allows local users to gain privileges by closing file descriptor 0, 1, or 2 and then invoking a setuid program, a variant of CVE-2002-0572.

Exploit likelihood

0.56%Down 2.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.6

HP HP-UX B11.11 does not properly verify the status of file descriptors before setuid execution, which allows local users to gain privileges by closing file descriptor 0, 1, or 2 and then invoking a setuid program, a variant of CVE-2002-0572.

Record
CVE-2007-0394
CVSS 2.0
4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

HP HP-UX B11.11 does not properly verify the status of file descriptors before setuid execution, which allows local users to gain privileges by closing file descriptor 0, 1, or 2 and then invoking a setuid program, a variant of CVE-2002-0572.

Record
CVE-2007-0394
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-0396 No score

HP HP-UX B11.11 does not properly verify the status of file descriptors before setuid execution, which allows local users to gain privileges by closing file descriptor 0, 1, or 2 and then invoking a setuid program, a variant of CVE-2002-0572.

Record
EUVD-2007-0396
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jcmg-xqwv-44cm No score

HP HP-UX B11.11 does not properly verify the status of file descriptors before setuid execution,...

HP HP-UX B11.11 does not properly verify the status of file descriptors before setuid execution, which allows local users to gain privileges by closing file descriptor 0, 1, or 2 and then invoking a setuid program, a variant of CVE-2002-0572.

Record
GHSA-jcmg-xqwv-44cm
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
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In short

CVE-2007-0394 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Hp Hp-ux, published January 19, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.56%, the 46th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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