# CVE-2002-0991: Buffer overflows in the cifslogin command for HP CIFS/9000 Client A.01.06 and earlier, based on the Sharity package, allows local users to g

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2002-08-31 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflows in the cifslogin command for HP CIFS/9000 Client A.01.06 and earlier, based on the Sharity package, allows local users to gain root privileges via long (1) -U, (2) -D, (3) -P, (4) -S, (5) -N, or (6) -u parameters.

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## References

- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2002-q3/0016.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9431.php
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-06/0300.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5088
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21577
- https://github.com/alt3kx/CVE-2002-0991

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