CVE-2000-0159
CVSS 2.0 Score 7.5 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Feb 17, 2000
Updated: Nov 7, 2023
Summary
CVE-2000-0159 is a vulnerability affecting HP Ignite-UX. This issue arises due to the software's failure to save the /etc/passwd file during system image creation. An attacker can exploit this omission by setting the password field to blank, thus enabling unauthorized access with elevated privileges.
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Affected Products
- HP-UX
Affected Vendors
- HP