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A vulnerability was found in HP Software Update up to 5.005.002. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown part. 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. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in HP Software Update before 5.005.002.002 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors.

The weakness was shared 09/29/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at h20564.www2.hpe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-5442 since 07/07/2015. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 5.005.002.002 eliminates this vulnerability.

Productinfo

Vendor

• HP

Name

• Software Update

Version

• 5.005.002

License

• commercial

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍

CPE 2.2info

• 🔍

CVSSv4info

VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍
VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
VulDB Vector: 🔍
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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

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

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Software Update 5.005.002.002

Timelineinfo

07/07/2015 🔍
09/23/2015 +78 days 🔍
09/29/2015 +6 days 🔍
09/29/2015 +0 days 🔍
09/30/2015 +1 days 🔍
10/27/2015 +27 days 🔍
06/19/2022 +2427 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: h20564.www2.hpe.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2015-5442 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1033616
Vulnerability Center: 53999 - HP Software Update before 5.005.002.002 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 76949

Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2015 10:32
Updated: 06/19/2022 15:24
Changes: 09/30/2015 10:32 (46), 03/01/2018 10:25 (8), 06/19/2022 15:24 (3)
Complete: 🔍

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