Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 11, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2001-1256
CVE-2001-1256
Description
kmmodreg in HP-UX 11.11, 11.04 and 11.00 allows local users to create arbitrary world-writeable files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/.kmmodreg_lock and (2) /tmp/kmpath.tmp temporary files.
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Affected products
411.00, 11.04, 11.11+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: 11.00, 11.04, 11.11
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
8- ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/l-093.shtmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3354nvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/188568nvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/127435nvdUS Government Resource
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/TJSL-4Z5Q92nvdUS Government Resource
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/2821nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6656nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5628nvd
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