CVE-2000-0159

High CVSS 7.5

Published 2000-02-17 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-0159, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

HP Ignite-UX does not save /etc/passwd when it creates an image of a trusted system, which can set the password field to a blank and allow an attacker to gain privileges.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-0159

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P