CVE-2003-1099: shar on HP-UX B.11.00, B.11.04, and B.11.11 creates temporary files with predictable names in /tmp, which allows local users to cause a…
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 8/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.91% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 60.7% of all records.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
Low priority for now. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
shar on HP-UX B.11.00, B.11.04, and B.11.11 creates temporary files with predictable names in /tmp, which allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack.
- Published
- Dec 31, 2003
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.9% · 60th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
8
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 8 / 40 · 2.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.9%
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What does it mean in your environment?
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| hp | hp-ux | cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux |
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Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2003-1097Dec 31, 2003 · Buffer overflow in rexec on HP-UX B.10.20, B.11.00, and B.11.04, when setuid root, may allow local users to gain privileges via a long -l…29Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2003-1098Dec 31, 2003 · The Xserver for HP-UX 11.22 was not properly built, which introduced a vulnerability that allows local users to gain privileges.28Monitor
- Later →CVE-2003-1356Dec 31, 2003 · The "file handling" in sort in HP-UX 10.01 through 10.20, and 11.00 through 11.11 is "incorrect," which allows attackers to gain access or…28Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Change log (0)
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.