# CVE-2001-1509: geteuid in Itanium Architecture (IA) running on HP-UX 11.20 does not properly identify a user's effective user id, which could allow local u

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-07-14 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

geteuid in Itanium Architecture (IA) running on HP-UX 11.20 does not properly identify a user's effective user id, which could allow local users to gain privileges.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://hp.cso.uiuc.edu/ftp/pub/hp/patches/11.20/PHSS_25454
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/3606
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5364
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3452
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7324.php

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