HP-UX 'ftpd' Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:30666

Info

HP-UX 'ftpd' Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 30666
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2008-1668
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 12 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Aug 28 2008 04:04PM
Credit: Reported by the vendor
Vulnerable: HP HP-UX B.11.11
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

HP-UX 'ftpd' Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

HP-UX running 'ftpd' is prone to a remote privilege-escalation vulnerability.

Remote attackers can exploit this issue to gain elevated privileges on the affected computer.

Exploit / POC

HP-UX 'ftpd' Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

An attacker can use readily available network utilities to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

HP-UX 'ftpd' Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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

References

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