The ps (/usr/ucb/ps) command on HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1 1885 allows local users to obtain sensitive information, including environment variables o
The ps (/usr/ucb/ps) command on HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1 1885 allows local users to obtain sensitive information, including environment variables of arbitrary processes, via the "auxewww" argument, a similar issue to CVE-1999-1587.
- Published
- Feb 7, 2007
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.0% · 60th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
8
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 8 / 40 · 2.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.0%
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| hp | tru64 | cpe:2.3:o:hp:tru64 |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- hp tru645.1
Same product
hp: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2002-1616Multiple buffer overflows in HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1a, 5.1, 5.0a, 4.0g, and 4.0f allow local users to gain root privileges via (1) su, (2) chsh, (29Monitor
- CVE-2008-4414Unspecified vulnerability in the AdvFS showfile command in HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1B-3 and 5.1B-4 allows local users to gain privileges via unspeci28Monitor
- CVE-2007-2553Unspecified vulnerability in dop in HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1B-4, 5.1B-3, and 5.1A PK6 allows local users to gain privileges via a large amount of d28Monitor
- CVE-2006-6418Buffer overflow in the POSIX Threads library (libpthread) on HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0F PK8, 4.0G PK4, and 5.1A PK6 allows local users to gain root 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
Proof of concept available
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Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | local | 2007-02-06 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- First PoC-1 d
- Published
- TodaySep 30, 2026+7176 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00817515
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-February/052227.html
- osvdb.org/33113
- secunia.com/advisories/24041
- secunia.com/advisories/25135
- securitytracker.com/id?1017592
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459266/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459275/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459593/100/200/threaded
- www.securitytracker.com/id?1018005
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1654
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32276
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.