HP B6848AB GTK+ Library Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability

BID:10332

Info

HP B6848AB GTK+ Library Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 10332
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: May 12 2004 12:00AM
Updated: May 12 2004 12:00AM
Credit: The vendor announced this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: HP GTK+ Support Library B6848BA (1.4.gm.46)
+ HP HP-UX 11.11
+ HP HP-UX 11.0
HP GTK+ Support Library B6848BA
+ HP HP-UX 11.11
+ HP HP-UX 11.0
HP GTK+ Support Library B6848AB
+ HP HP-UX 11.11
+ HP HP-UX 11.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

HP B6848AB GTK+ Library Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability

HP B6848AB GTK+ Support Library may provide for local privilege escalation. The issue is due to weak default permissions that are set on the installation directories and library files during installation.

This vulnerability may be exploited to execute code with elevate privileges.

Exploit / POC

HP B6848AB GTK+ Library Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability

There is no exploit required.

Solution / Fix

HP B6848AB GTK+ Library Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability

Solution:
HP has released an advisory (HPSBUX01034) that outlines instructions on how a customer can address this issue. Further information can be found in the referenced advisory.

References

HP B6848AB GTK+ Library Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability

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