HP Photosmart Print Driver 1.2.1 on Mac OS X hp_imaging_connectivity privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP Photosmart Print Driver 1.2.1 on Mac OS X. It has been declared as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the file hp_imaging_connectivity. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-0529. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP Photosmart Print Driver 1.2.1 on Mac OS X (Hardware Driver Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file hp_imaging_connectivity. The manipulation 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. CVE summarizes:

HP Photosmart printer driver for Mac OS X installs the hp_imaging_connectivity program and the hp_imaging_connectivity.app directory with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges of other Photosmart users by replacing hp_imaging_connectivity with a Trojan horse.

The weakness was shared 08/12/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-0529. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8856) and SecurityFocus (BID 4518†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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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04/15/2002 🔍
08/12/2002 +119 days 🔍
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07/22/2014 +4362 days 🔍
06/21/2024 +3622 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0529 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0529
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18584
X-Force: 8856
SecurityFocus: 4518 - HP Photosmart Mac OS X Print Driver Weak File Permissions Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2014 22:27
Updated: 06/21/2024 04:41
Changes: 07/22/2014 22:27 (48), 04/12/2019 20:40 (3), 06/21/2024 04:41 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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