CVE-2002-0279 Information

Description

The kernel in HP-UX 11.11 does not properly provide arguments for setrlimit which could allow local attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) and possibly gain privileges.

Reference

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101372194225046&w=2 http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8195.php http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/726187 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4094 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval3Aorg.mitre.oval3Adef3A5469