CVE-2000-0159
HP Ignite-UX does not save /etc/passwd when it creates an image of a trusted system, which can set the password field to a blank and allow an attacker to gain privileges.
Published:Feb 17, 2000
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Apr 18, 2000
EPSS Score:0.00689
CVSS Score:7.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Hp
Product
Hp-ux
Hp
Hp-ux
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
