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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in HP HP-UX 11.00/11.11/11.23. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2006-4820. No exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP HP-UX 11.00/11.11/11.23 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in X.25 on HP-UX B.11.00, B.11.11, and B.11.23 allows local users to cause an unspecified denial of service via unknown vectors.

The bug was discovered 09/13/2006. The weakness was disclosed 09/15/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-4820 since 09/15/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 22430 (HP-UX PHNE_34009 : HP-UX running X.25 Local Denial of Service (Dos) (HPSBUX02126 SSRT051019 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 115412 (HP-UX X.25 Transport Protocol Local Denial of Service Vulnerability (HPSBUX02126)).

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 (28954), Tenable (22430), SecurityFocus (BID 20029†), OSVDB (28828†) and Secunia (SA21928†). 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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Nessus ID: 22430
Nessus Name: HP-UX PHNE_34009 : HP-UX running X.25 Local Denial of Service (Dos) (HPSBUX02126 SSRT051019 rev.1)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-4820 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4820
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32307

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X-Force: 28954
SecurityFocus: 20029 - HP-UX X.25 Transport Protocol Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 21928 - HP-UX X.25 Denial of Service Vulnerability, Not Critical
OSVDB: 28828 - CVE-2006-4820 - HP-UX - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1016857
Vulnerability Center: 12771 - X.25 on HP-UX B.11.00, B.11.11, and B.11.23 Local DoS due to an Unspecified Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-3634

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 06/16/2025 02:42
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (67), 07/08/2019 18:05 (13), 06/16/2025 02:42 (18)
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