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CVE-2005-3277
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.
Published: Oct 21, 2005
Modified: Jun 16, 2026
CVSS Metrics
Affected Products (3)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| hp | hp-ux | 10.20 |
| hp | hp-ux | 11.00 |
| hp | hp-ux | 11.11 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-wfp6-64v9-pqm2
The LPD service in HP-UX 10.20 11.11 (11i) and earlier allows remote attackers to execute...
References (6)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2002-q3/0064.html
- http://www.frsirt.com/exploits/20051019.hpux_lpd_exec.pm.php Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15136 Exploit
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2002-q3/0064.html
- http://www.frsirt.com/exploits/20051019.hpux_lpd_exec.pm.php Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15136 Exploit
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
10.0 / 10
EPSS Score
19.43%
Top 3% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
45.8 / 100
Data Sources
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