CVE-2001-0978

critical

Description

login in HP-UX 10.26 does not record failed login attempts in /var/adm/btmp, which could allow attackers to conduct brute force password guessing attacks without being detected or observed using the lastb program.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3289

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8632.php

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2001-q3/0052.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-09-03

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0074

Detections

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