VDB-19437 · CVE-2002-1794 · BID 5839

HP HP-UX 11.00/11.11 LDAP-UX pam_authz privileges management

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9.8	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability was found in HP HP-UX 11.00/11.11 (Operating System). It has been classified as very critical. This affects the function pam_authz of the component LDAP-UX. 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:

Unknown vulnerability in pam_authz in the LDAP-UX Integration product on HP-UX 11.00 and 11.11 allows remote attackers to execute r-commands with privileges of other users.

The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared at online.securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-1794 since 06/29/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/10/2018). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

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

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Name

HP-UX

Version

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.8

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/01/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +91 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
06/29/2005 +911 days 🔍
08/04/2014 +3323 days 🔍
06/10/2018 +1406 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1794 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 5839 - HP-UX LDAP-UX Integration Pam-Authz Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/04/2014 17:01
Updated: 06/10/2018 08:51
Changes: 08/04/2014 17:01 (47), 06/10/2018 08:51 (6)
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