HP-UX Usermod Local Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

BID:17143

Info

HP-UX Usermod Local Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 17143
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2006-1248
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Mar 17 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 27 2007 08:28PM
Credit: Reported by the vendor.
Vulnerable: HP HP-UX B.11.23
HP HP-UX B.11.11
HP HP-UX B.11.00
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

HP-UX Usermod Local Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

HP-UX usermod(1M) is prone to a local unauthorized-access vulnerability.

This may facilitate various attacks including information disclosure and potential code execution leading to privilege escalation.

HP-UX B.11.00, B.11.11, and B.11.23 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

HP-UX Usermod Local Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]

Solution / Fix

HP-UX Usermod Local Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

Solution:
HP has released advisory HPSBUX02102 (SSRT051078 rev.1 - HP-UX usermod(1M) Local Unauthorized Access) to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.

References

HP-UX Usermod Local Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

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