HP HP-UX 10.00/10.01/10.10/10.20/10.24 vgdisplay privileges management
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A vulnerability was found in HP HP-UX 10.00/10.01/10.10/10.20/10.24 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component vgdisplay. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
hp-ux vgdisplay program gives root access to local users.
The bug was discovered 02/07/1997. The weakness was shared 02/01/1997 (Website). The advisory is shared at www1.itrc.hp.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0309. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (1415). The entries 13852 and 13847 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Timeline
02/01/1997 🔍02/01/1997 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: hp.comAdvisory: www1.itrc.hp.com
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-1999-0309 (🔍)
X-Force: 1415
Vulnerability Center: 20897 - HP-UX 10 Buffer Overflow in Vgdisplay Program Local Privilege Escalation, High
OSVDB: 9642 - CVE-1999-0309 - HP-UX - Privilege Escalation Issue
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Entry
Created: 06/18/2014 00:47Updated: 08/27/2019 11:05
Changes: 06/18/2014 00:47 (56), 08/27/2019 11:05 (3)
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