VDB-17676 · CVE-2001-0817 · VU#638011

HP HP-UX up to 11.11 Line Printer Daemon privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in HP HP-UX 10.01/10.10/10.20/11.00/11.11. Affected is an unknown function of the component Line Printer Daemon. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2001-0817. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in HP HP-UX 10.01/10.10/10.20/11.00/11.11 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Line Printer Daemon. 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:

Vulnerability in HP-UX line printer daemon (rlpdaemon) in HP-UX 10.01 through 11.11 allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary files and gain root privileges via a certain print request.

The bug was discovered 11/20/2001. The weakness was released 12/06/2001 by ERNE as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-0817. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16957 (HP-UX PHCO_25111 : HPSBUX0111-176 Sec. Vulnerability in rlpdaemon (rev.1)), 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 (7234), Tenable (16957), SecurityFocus (BID 3561†), OSVDB (9618†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-20925†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-17673. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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Operating System

Vendor

Name

HP-UX

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License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.hp.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.8

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 16957
Nessus Name: HP-UX PHCO_25111 : HPSBUX0111-176 Sec. Vulnerability in rlpdaemon (rev.1)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

11/20/2001 🔍
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11/21/2001 +1 days 🔍
12/06/2001 +15 days 🔍
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02/16/2005 +1168 days 🔍
02/17/2009 +1462 days 🔍
07/10/2014 +1969 days 🔍
12/22/2024 +3818 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: ERNE
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0817 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0817
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17676
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X-Force: 7234
SecurityFocus: 3561 - HP-UX Remote Line Printer Daemon Logic Flaw Vulnerability
OSVDB: 9618 - CVE-2001-0817 - HP - HP-UX - Privilege Escalation Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20925 - HP-UX 10.01 Through 11.11 Remote Arbitrary Files Modification and Root Privileges Vulnerability, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2014 17:11
Updated: 12/22/2024 20:39
Changes: 07/10/2014 17:11 (73), 08/27/2019 14:50 (5), 12/22/2024 20:39 (17)
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