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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-3277 · published 21 October 2005

CVE-2005-3277: Hp-ux vulnerability

Hp · Hp Ux

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.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 19% · top 2.7%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
19%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
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

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-3277), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.