CVE-2007-1993: hp hp-ux

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-1993 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in hp hp-ux. EPSS estimates a 8.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 12-04-2007
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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."

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.