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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in HP-UX 11.00/11.4/11.11/11.23. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2006-3335. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HP-UX 11.00/11.4/11.11/11.23 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in mkdir in HP-UX B.11.00, B.11.04, B.11.11, and B.11.23 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown attack vectors.

The bug was discovered 06/28/2006. The weakness was disclosed 07/02/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-3335 since 07/02/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21910 (HP-UX PHCO_34151 : HPSBUX02128 SSRT5996 - rev.1 HP-UX mkdir(1) Local Unauthorized Access), 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 115370 (HP-UX Mkdir Local Unauthorized Access Vulnerability (HPSBUX02128)).

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 (27583), Tenable (21910), SecurityFocus (BID 18748†), OSVDB (26953†) and Secunia (SA20934†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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: 21910
Nessus Name: HP-UX PHCO_34151 : HPSBUX02128 SSRT5996 - rev.1 HP-UX mkdir(1) Local Unauthorized Access
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-3335 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3335
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31117

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X-Force: 27583
SecurityFocus: 18748 - HP-UX Mkdir Local Unauthorized Access Vulnerability
Secunia: 20934 - HP-UX mkdir Unspecified Unauthorized Access Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 26953 - CVE-2006-3335 - HP-UX - Unauthorized Access Issue
SecurityTracker: 1016410
Vulnerability Center: 12179 - HP-UX Unspecified Vulnerability in mkdir Allows Local Privilege Escalation, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-2614

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 06/21/2025 19:57
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (74), 06/22/2019 09:07 (5), 06/21/2025 19:57 (18)
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