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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 3, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2001-0979

CVE-2001-0979

Description

Buffer overflow in swverify in HP-UX 11.0, and possibly other programs, allows local users to gain privileges via a long command line argument.

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Affected products

5

Microfocus/Hpux5 versions
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =11.0

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References

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www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/211687nvdExploit
www.securityfocus.com/bid/3279nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7078nvd

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