CVE-2001-1564

setrlimit in HP-UX 10.01, 10.10, 10.24, 10.20, 11.00, 11.04 and 11.11 does not properly enforce core file size on processes after setuid or setgid privileges are dropped, which could allow local users to cause a denial of service by exhausting available disk space.

Published: 2001-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-1564 is rated Low Risk (21.8/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.49%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-1564

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.30% 0.49% +0.18%
2 2026-06-08 0.24% 0.30% +0.06%
3 2026-01-28 0.24%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-1564

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-1564

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-1564

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hp hp-ux 10.01 cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp hp-ux 10.10 cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp hp-ux 10.20 cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp hp-ux 10.24 cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp hp-ux 11.00 cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp hp-ux 11.04 cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp hp-ux 11.11 cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-1564

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