HP JFS Improper Sticky Bit Functionality Vulnerability

BID:5979

Info

HP JFS Improper Sticky Bit Functionality Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 5979
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2002-1618
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Oct 16 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 06:06PM
Credit: Vulnerability announced in HP Security Bulletin.
Vulnerable: HP JFS 3.1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

HP JFS Improper Sticky Bit Functionality Vulnerability

A vulnerability has been discovered in HP JFS.

It has been reported that JFS implements improper sticky bit functionality, which may allow a malicious user to modify properties of sensitive files, which they would not normally be authorized to access.

HP has released a revised advisory stating that this issue affects the JournalFS.VXFS-BASE-KRN fileset and not just OnlineJFS.

Solution / Fix

HP JFS Improper Sticky Bit Functionality Vulnerability

Solution:
HP has released a security bulletin regarding this issue.

Fixes are available:


HP JFS 3.1

References

HP JFS Improper Sticky Bit Functionality Vulnerability

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