HP HP-UX up to 11.23 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in HP HP-UX 11.00/11.4/11.11/11.22/11.23. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-0547. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP HP-UX 11.00/11.4/11.11/11.22/11.23 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

unknown vulnerability in ftpd on hp-ux b.11.00 b.11.04 b.11.11 b.11.22 and b.11.23 allows remote authenticated users to gain "unauthorized access to files."

The weakness was shared 02/24/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-0547 since 02/25/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17424 (HP-UX PHNE_30990 : HP-UX ftpd, Remote Unauthorized Access (HPSBUX01119 SSRT4694 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 117330 (HP-UX ftpd Remote Unauthorized Access Vulnerability (HPSBUX01119)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published 3 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19467), Tenable (17424) and SecurityFocus (BID 12651†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Name

HP-UX

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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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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Nessus ID: 17424
Nessus Name: HP-UX PHNE_30990 : HP-UX ftpd, Remote Unauthorized Access (HPSBUX01119 SSRT4694 rev.2)
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OpenVAS ID: 56647
OpenVAS Name: HP-UX Update for ftpd HPSBUX01119
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

02/23/2005 🔍
02/24/2005 +1 days 🔍
02/24/2005 +0 days 🔍
02/25/2005 +1 days 🔍
03/18/2005 +21 days 🔍
04/26/2007 +769 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +2875 days 🔍
07/04/2025 +3769 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-0547 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0547
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23984

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X-Force: 19467
SecurityFocus: 12651 - HP-UX FTP Server Unspecified Restricted File Access Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 07/04/2025 21:19
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (61), 04/22/2019 14:55 (6), 07/04/2025 21:19 (20)
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