HP HP-UX 8.00/8.02/8.06/9.00 Support Watch privileges management

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in HP HP-UX 8.00/8.02/8.06/9.00 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code of the component Support Watch. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

vulnerability in support watch (aka supportwatch) in hp-ux 8.0 through 9.0 allows local users to gain privileges.

The weakness was shared 11/30/1994 as HPSBUX9411-01 as confirmed exploit (Packetstorm). The advisory is shared at packetstormsecurity.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-1248. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The exploit is shared for download at packetstormsecurity.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (2058). The entry 13686 is related to this item.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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05/18/2018 +1431 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: HPSBUX9411-01
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1248 (🔍)
X-Force: 2058 - HP-UX SupportWatch could compromise root privileges

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 06/17/2014 13:26
Updated: 05/18/2018 09:18
Changes: 06/17/2014 13:26 (50), 05/18/2018 09:18 (6)
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