HP HP-UX 11.00/11.11/11.23 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in HP HP-UX 11.00/11.11/11.23. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-4187. There is no exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

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

Unspecified vulnerability in HP-UX B.11.00, B.11.11 and B.11.23, when running in trusted mode, allows local users to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 08/14/2006. The weakness was shared 08/16/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-4187 since 08/16/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22260 (HP-UX PHCO_34215 : HP-UX in Trusted mode, Local Denial of Service (DoS) (HPSBUX02141 SSRT51153 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115396 (HP-UX Trusted Mode Unspecified Local Denial of Service Vulnerability (HPSBUX02141)).

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 (28391), Tenable (22260), SecurityFocus (BID 19528†), OSVDB (27967†) and Secunia (SA21475†). The entry VDB-31820 is related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 22260
Nessus Name: HP-UX PHCO_34215 : HP-UX in Trusted mode, Local Denial of Service (DoS) (HPSBUX02141 SSRT51153 rev.1)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-4187 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4187
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31819

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X-Force: 28391
SecurityFocus: 19528 - HP-UX Trusted Mode Unspecified Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 21475 - HP-UX Trusted Mode Denial of Service Vulnerability, Not Critical
OSVDB: 27967 - CVE-2006-4187 - HP-UX - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1016697
Vulnerability Center: 12653 - HP-UX Unspecified Trusted Mode Denial of Service, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-3293

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 06/18/2025 17:37
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (77), 06/24/2019 20:54 (5), 06/18/2025 17:37 (18)
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