Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 31, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2002-0279

Description

The kernel in HP-UX 11.11 does not properly provide arguments for setrlimit, which could allow local attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) and possibly gain privileges.

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Affected products

Microfocus/HP-UX 11.0llm-fuzzy
Range: = 11.11
Microfocus/Hpux
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

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References

www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/726187nvdUS Government Resource
marc.infonvd
www.iss.net/security_center/static/8195.phpnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/4094nvd
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5469nvd

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