CVE-2007-0805
The ps (/usr/ucb/ps) command on HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1 1885 allows local users to obtain sensitive information, including environment variables…
- 2.1LowCVSS base score
- 1.00%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 37% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The ps (/usr/ucb/ps) command on HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1 1885 allows local users to obtain sensitive information, including environment variables of arbitrary processes, via the "auxewww" argument, a similar issue to CVE-1999-1587.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- HP Tru64 Alpha OSF1 5.1 - 'ps' Information Leak (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 3273local, tru64published 6 Feb 2007Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.00% · top 37% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
13
- 1017592 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- HPSBTU02179 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 20070206 Re: [Full-disclosure] PS Information Leak on HP Tru64 Alpha OSF1v5.1 1885 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1018005 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 24041 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 25135 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20070206 PS Information Leak on HP True64 Alpha OSF1 v5.1 1885 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://rawlab.mindcreations.com/codes/exp/nix/osf1tru64ps.ksh (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- tru64-ps-information-disclosure(32276) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- ADV-2007-1654 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 33113 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 20070207 Re: PS Information Leak on HP True64 Alpha OSF1 v5.1 1885 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20070206 PS Information Leak on HP True64 Alpha OSF1 v5.1 1885 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2007-0802 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2007-0805)Record last updated .