HP HP-UX 11.04 passwd Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in HP HP-UX 11.04. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component passwd. The manipulation results in Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-1406. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP HP-UX 11.04 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component passwd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unknown vulnerability in passwd for VVOS HP-UX 11.04, with unknown impact, related to "Unexpected behavior."

The bug was discovered 08/12/2002. The weakness was presented 04/11/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-1406. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 242 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

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 (9847), SecurityFocus (BID 5454†), OSVDB (9635†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-22692†). See VDB-20331 for similar entry. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• HP

Name

• HP-UX

Version

• 11.04

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.hp.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/12/2002 🔍
08/12/2002 +0 days 🔍
08/13/2002 +1 days 🔍
04/11/2003 +241 days 🔍
04/11/2003 +0 days 🔍
06/25/2009 +2267 days 🔍
08/08/2014 +1870 days 🔍
09/06/2019 +1855 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1406 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1406
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20328
X-Force: 9847
SecurityFocus: 5454 - HP-UX VVOS Unspecified Local Passwd Vulnerability
OSVDB: 9635 - HP-UX - VVOS - Unspecified Local Passwd Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 22692 - HP-UX 11.04 VVOS Passwd Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2014 12:42
Updated: 09/06/2019 17:29
Changes: 08/08/2014 12:42 (57), 09/06/2019 17:29 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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