HP-UX 11.00/11.4/11.11/11.23 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP-UX 11.00/11.4/11.11/11.23 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2006-2574. No exploit exists. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in HP-UX 11.00/11.4/11.11/11.23 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Software Distributor in HP-UX B.11.00, B.11.04, B.11.11, and B.11.23 allow local users to gain privileges via unspecified attack vectors.

The bug was discovered 05/22/2006. The weakness was disclosed 05/24/2006 with NCC Group (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-2574 since 05/24/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. 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 21651 (HP-UX PHCO_34814 : HP-UX Running Software Distributor Local Elevation of Privilege (HPSBUX02114 SSRT061115 rev.1)), 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.

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 (29783), Tenable (21651), SecurityFocus (BID 18098†), OSVDB (25804†) and Secunia (SA20230†). The entry VDB-85273 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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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: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 21651
Nessus Name: HP-UX PHCO_34814 : HP-UX Running Software Distributor Local Elevation of Privilege (HPSBUX02114 SSRT061115 rev.1)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: NCC Group
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-2574 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2574
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30412

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X-Force: 29783
SecurityFocus: 18098 - Retired: HP-UX Software Distributor Unspecified Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 20230 - HP-UX Software Distributor Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 25804 - HP-UX - Software Distributor - Unspecified Local Privilege Escalation Issue
SecurityTracker: 1016139
Vulnerability Center: 21135 - HP-UX B.11.00, B.11.04, B.11.11, B.11.23 Local Arbitrary Code Execution as Root via Long -S Argument, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-1947

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 08/28/2019 18:33
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (76), 08/28/2019 18:33 (5)
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