IBM Hardware Management Console Guided Setup Wizard Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

BID:12629

Info

IBM Hardware Management Console Guided Setup Wizard Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 12629
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Feb 23 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 23 2005 12:00AM
Credit: This issue was reported by the vendor.
Vulnerable: IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) for pSeries 4.0 R4.0
IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) for pSeries 4.0 R3.3
IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) for pSeries 4.0 R3.2
IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) for pSeries 4.0 R3.1
IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) for pSeries 4.0 R2.1
IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) for pSeries 4.0 R2.0
IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) for iSeries 4.0 R4.0
IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) for iSeries 4.0 R3.3
IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) for iSeries 4.0 R3.2
IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) for iSeries 4.0 R3.1
IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) for iSeries 4.0 R2.1
IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) for iSeries 4.0 R2.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

IBM Hardware Management Console Guided Setup Wizard Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

It is reported that a vulnerability affecting IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) allows local unauthorized users to launch the Guided Setup Wizard and perform various tasks provided by the application.

IBM Hardware Management Console version 4.0 release 2.0 and above are considered vulnerable to this issue. Other versions may be affected as well.

This BID will be updated when more information becomes available.

Exploit / POC

IBM Hardware Management Console Guided Setup Wizard Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

An exploit is not required.

Solution / Fix

IBM Hardware Management Console Guided Setup Wizard Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

Solution:
IBM has released fixes to address this issue. Please visit the HMC support site in Web references to obtain fixes for affected computers.

References

IBM Hardware Management Console Guided Setup Wizard Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

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