HP HP-UX up to B.11.22 NLSPATH catopen

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in HP HP-UX up to B.11.22. Affected is the function catopen of the component NLSPATH. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2003-0090. In addition, an exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HP HP-UX up to B.11.22 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function catopen of the component NLSPATH. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: CVE-2000-0844. Reason: This candidate is a duplicate of CVE-2000-0844. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2000-0844 instead of this candidate. All references and descriptions in this candidate have been removed to prevent accidental usage.

The bug was discovered 11/19/2002. The weakness was presented 11/07/2003 by NSFOCUS with NSFOCUS Security Team (Website). The advisory is shared at www5.itrc.hp.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-0090 since 02/11/2003. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version B.11.22 or PHCO_29329 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at itrc.hp.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. 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 (13621), Exploit-DB (134), SecurityFocus (BID 8985†), OSVDB (2782†) and Secunia (SA10159†). See VDB-81904 for similar entry. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 1.6

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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Patch
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Upgrade: HP-UX B.11.22/PHCO_29329
Patch: itrc.hp.com

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11/05/2002 🔍
11/19/2002 +14 days 🔍
02/11/2003 +84 days 🔍
11/05/2003 +266 days 🔍
11/07/2003 +2 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: www5.itrc.hp.com
Researcher: NSFOCUS
Organization: NSFOCUS Security Team
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0090 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0090
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-373
X-Force: 13621 - HP-UX NLSPATH could allow an attacker to gain privileges, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 8985 - HP-UX NLSPATH Environment Variable Format String Vulnerability
Secunia: 10159 - HP-UX "NLSPATH" Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 2782 - HP-UX NLSPATH Local Privilege Escalation

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/10/2003 10:40
Updated: 09/21/2024 09:34
Changes: 11/10/2003 10:40 (61), 10/14/2013 16:18 (12), 03/09/2021 07:36 (4), 09/21/2024 09:34 (12)
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