HP HP-UX 11.00/11.4/11.11 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in HP HP-UX 11.00/11.4/11.11. The affected element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2006-1389. No exploit exists. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in HP HP-UX 11.00/11.4/11.11 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in swagentd in HP-UX B.11.00, B.11.04, and B.11.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 03/23/2006. The weakness was disclosed 03/24/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www2.itrc.hp.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-1389 since 03/24/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16586 (HP-UX PHSS_29964 : s700_800 11.11 HP DCE/9000 1.8 DCE Client IPv6 patch), 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 115367 (HP-UX Swagentd Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability (HPSBUX02105)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25421), Tenable (16586), SecurityFocus (BID 17215†), OSVDB (24097†) and Secunia (SA19373†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 16586
Nessus Name: HP-UX PHSS_29964 : s700_800 11.11 HP DCE/9000 1.8 DCE Client IPv6 patch
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: www2.itrc.hp.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-1389 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1389
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29332

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X-Force: 25421
SecurityFocus: 17215 - HP-UX Swagentd Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 19373 - HP-UX swagentd Denial of Service Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 24097 - HP-UX swagentd Unspecified DoS
SecurityTracker: 1015819
Vulnerability Center: 12141 - HP-UX swagentd Daemon Denial of Service via Unspecified Vectors, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-1089

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/22/2025 20:14
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (79), 06/21/2019 17:50 (3), 06/22/2025 20:14 (18)
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