HP HP-UX 10.01/10.10/10.20/10.26 pcltotiff denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in HP HP-UX 10.01/10.10/10.20/10.26. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /opt/sharedprint/bin/pcltotiff. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2001-0488. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HP HP-UX 10.01/10.10/10.20/10.26 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file /opt/sharedprint/bin/pcltotiff. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

pcltotiff in HP-UX 10.x has unnecessary set group id permissions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service.

The weakness was disclosed 04/19/2001 (Website). The advisory is shared at www1.itrc.hp.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0488. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6447), SecurityFocus (BID 2646†) and OSVDB (2188†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/19/2001 🔍
04/24/2001 +4 days 🔍
06/27/2001 +64 days 🔍
06/20/2003 +723 days 🔍
07/04/2014 +4031 days 🔍
05/31/2018 +1427 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: www1.itrc.hp.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0488 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0488
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16897
X-Force: 6447 - HP-UX pcltotiff uses insecure permissions
SecurityFocus: 2646 - HPUX PCLToTIFF Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 2188 - HP-UX pcltotiff Local DoS

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2014 17:55
Updated: 05/31/2018 10:16
Changes: 07/04/2014 17:55 (51), 05/31/2018 10:16 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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