HP HP-UX 10/11 awk PATH privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in HP HP-UX 10/11. This affects an unknown part of the file awk. The manipulation of the argument PATH leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2000-0078. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP HP-UX 10/11 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the file awk. The manipulation of the argument PATH with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The June 1999 version of the HP-UX aserver program allows local users to gain privileges by specifying an alternate PATH which aserver uses to find the awk command.

The weakness was published 01/02/2000 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oval.mitre.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0078. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (3881) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-22807†). Similar entries are available at VDB-14437 and VDB-15214. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/30/1999 🔍
01/02/2000 +3 days 🔍
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07/09/2009 +3476 days 🔍
06/23/2014 +1810 days 🔍
06/23/2021 +2557 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: oval.mitre.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0078 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0078
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15215

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X-Force: 3881
SecurityFocus: 1929
Vulnerability Center: 22807 - HP-UX Aserver Program June 1999 Version Local Privilege Escalation Related to awk PATH, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/23/2014 13:26
Updated: 06/23/2021 12:22
Changes: 06/23/2014 13:26 (50), 02/11/2017 10:28 (7), 06/23/2021 12:22 (3)
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