HP Support Tools Manager A.22.00 on HP-UX Log File Permission tool_stat.txt symlink

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A vulnerability was found in HP Support Tools Manager A.22.00 on HP-UX. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code block of the file tool_stat.txt of the component Log File Permission. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-61. The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Support Tools Manager (STM) A.22.00 for HP-UX allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the tool_stat.txt log file.

The weakness was presented 02/12/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0079. 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 known, but no exploit is available.

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

Productinfo

Vendor

Name

Support Tools Manager

Version

A.22.00

License

commercial

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Class: Symlink
CWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Timelineinfo

02/12/2001 🔍
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04/07/2019 +1739 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0079 (🔍)

Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2014 11:05
Updated: 04/07/2019 14:23
Changes: 07/03/2014 11:05 (40), 04/07/2019 14:23 (9)
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