HP HP-UX up to 11.00 privileges management

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in HP HP-UX up to 11.00. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-1573. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability has been found in HP HP-UX up to 11.00 (Operating System) and classified as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in the "r-cmnds" (1) remshd, (2) rexecd, (3) rlogind, (4) rlogin, (5) remsh, (6) rcp, (7) rexec, and (8) rdist for HP-UX 10.00 through 11.00 allow attackers to gain privileges or access files.

The weakness was released 12/28/1999 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-1573 since 04/21/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/20/2024). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16689 (HP-UX PHNE_16091 : s700_800 11.00 r-commands cumulative patch), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family HP-UX Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7860) and Tenable (16689). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• HP

Name

• HP-UX

Version

• 10.00
• 10.01
• 10.10
• 10.20
• 10.30
• 11.00

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.hp.com/

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