Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 17, 2000· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2000-0159

Description

HP Ignite-UX does not save /etc/passwd when it creates an image of a trusted system, which can set the password field to a blank and allow an attacker to gain privileges.

Affected products

Microfocus/Hpux
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microfocus/Ignite UXllm-create

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pikenvd

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