hp hp-ux 11.00/11.11/11.23 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in hp hp-ux 11.00/11.11/11.23. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-3779. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in hp hp-ux 11.00/11.11/11.23 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

unspecified vulnerability in xterm for hp-ux 11.00 11.11 and 11.23 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors.

The weakness was released 11/22/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at marc.info. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-3779. 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 21660 (HP-UX PHSS_34160 : HP-UX Running xterm Local Unauthorized Access (HPSBUX02075 SSRT051074 rev.5)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family HP-UX Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 185088 (HP-UX Running xterm Local Unauthorized Access Vulnerability (HPSBUX02075)).

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 (23161), Tenable (21660), SecurityFocus (BID 15412†), SecurityTracker (ID 1015197†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29075†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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: 21660
Nessus Name: HP-UX PHSS_34160 : HP-UX Running xterm Local Unauthorized Access (HPSBUX02075 SSRT051074 rev.5)
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Timelineinfo

11/11/2005 🔍
11/13/2005 +2 days 🔍
11/22/2005 +9 days 🔍
11/22/2005 +0 days 🔍
11/23/2005 +0 days 🔍
06/06/2006 +195 days 🔍
01/12/2011 +1681 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +1519 days 🔍
06/29/2025 +3762 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: marc.info
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-3779 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3779
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27056

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X-Force: 23161
SecurityFocus: 15412 - HP-UX XTerm Unspecified Local Unauthorized Access Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1015197
Vulnerability Center: 29075 - HP-UX 11.00, 11.11, and 11.23 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, High

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/29/2025 00:05
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (53), 03/13/2017 09:46 (9), 07/06/2021 16:00 (3), 07/06/2021 16:05 (1), 12/17/2024 08:53 (16), 06/29/2025 00:05 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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