HP OpenView up to 8.0 Java Runtime Environment privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in HP OpenView up to 8.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Java Runtime Environment. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-1974. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HP OpenView up to 8.0 (Network Management Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Java Runtime Environment. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 and 5.0 Update 1 and J2SE 1.4.2 up to 1.4.2_07, as used in multiple products and platforms including (1) HP-UX and (2) APC PowerChute, allows applications to assign permissions to themselves and gain privileges.

The bug was discovered 06/13/2005. The weakness was released 10/20/2005 by Adam Gowdiak (shutdown) with HP (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at itrc.hp.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-1974 since 06/14/2005. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 20086 (HP-UX PHSS_33866 : HP OpenView Operations and OpenView VantagePoint Java Runtime Environment (JRE), Remote Privileged Access (HPSBMA01234 SSRT051052 rev.2)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115434 (Sun Java Runtime Environment Privilege Escalation Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 5.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at itrc.hp.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20997), Tenable (20086), SecurityFocus (BID 13958†), OSVDB (17340†) and Secunia (SA17272†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-1563 and VDB-1564. 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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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 20086
Nessus Name: HP-UX PHSS_33866 : HP OpenView Operations and OpenView VantagePoint Java Runtime Environment (JRE), Remote Privileged Access (HPSBMA01234 SSRT051052 rev.2)
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OpenVAS ID: 65374
OpenVAS Name: SLES9: Security update for Java2
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Recommended: Patch
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Upgrade: OpenView 5.0
Patch: itrc.hp.com

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02/17/2006 +115 days 🔍
04/26/2007 +433 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: itrc.hp.com
Researcher: Adam Gowdiak (shutdown)
Organization: HP
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-1974 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1974
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1831
X-Force: 20997
SecurityFocus: 13958 - Sun Java Runtime Environment Unspecified Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 17272 - HP OpenView Operations/OpenView VantagePoint JRE Security Bypass, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 17340 - Sun JRE Untrusted Applet Privilege Escalation
SecurityTracker: 1015643
Vulnerability Center: 8335 - Privilege Elevation in Sun J2SE 5.0, 5.0 Update 1 and J2SE 1.4.2 - 1.4.2_07, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-2150

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/25/2005 12:28
Updated: 06/30/2025 10:09
Changes: 10/25/2005 12:28 (100), 07/05/2019 06:32 (2), 06/30/2025 10:09 (17)
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