HP-UX 'useradd' Security Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	29286
Class:	Access Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2008-1660
Remote:	No
Local:	Yes
Published:	May 19 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	Jun 11 2008 04:22PM
Credit:	The vendor disclosed this issue.
Vulnerable:	HP HP-UX B.11.31 HP HP-UX B.11.23 HP HP-UX B.11.11 Avaya Proactive Contact 3.0 Avaya Proactive Contact 0 Avaya Predictive Dialer (PDS) APC 3.0 Avaya Predictive Dialer 0
Not Vulnerable:

HP-UX 'useradd' Security Bypass Vulnerability

HP-UX is prone to a security-bypass vulnerability because the software fails to properly restrict access to certain functionality.

Local attackers can exploit this issue to bypass certain security restrictions and carry out some unauthorized tasks. This may lead to various attacks.

This issue affects the following versions of HP-UX:

HP-UX B.11.11
HP-UX B.11.23
HP-UX B.11.31

HP-UX 'useradd' Security Bypass Vulnerability

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

HP-UX 'useradd' Security Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an advisory and updates. Please see the references for more information.

HP-UX 'useradd' Security Bypass Vulnerability

References:

• HP-UX Homepage (HP)
  
• [security bulletin] HPSBUX02335 SSRT071454 rev.1 - HP-UX Running useradd(1M), Lo ([email protected])
  
• ASA-2008-228 HP-UX Running useradd(1M), Local Unauthorized Access (HPSBUX02335) (Avaya)