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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 21, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2005-3277

CVE-2005-3277

Description

The LPD service in HP-UX 10.20 11.11 (11i) and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters ("`" or single backquote) in a request that is not properly handled when an error occurs, as demonstrated by killing the connection, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-1473.

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Affected products

4
  • Microfocus/Hpux3 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • HPE/HP-UXllm-fuzzy
    Range: <= 11.11 (11i)

Patches

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