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Vulnerability record · CVE-2001-1256 · published 11 June 2001

CVE-2001-1256: Hp-ux vulnerability

Hp · Hp Ux

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.

1.2 CVSS 2.0 Low EPSS 6.1% · top 6.8%
1.2CVSS 2.0 base score
6.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/l-093.shtml PatchVendor Advisory
http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3354 Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/127435 US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/TJSL-4Z5Q92 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/188568 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2821
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6656
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5628
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/l-093.shtml PatchVendor Advisory
http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3354 Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/127435 US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/TJSL-4Z5Q92 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/188568 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2821
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6656
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5628

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2001-1256), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.