HP HP-UX 11.23/11.31 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in HP HP-UX 11.23/11.31. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-5946. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in HP HP-UX 11.23/11.31 (Operating System). This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Aries PA-RISC emulator on HP-UX B.11.23 and B.11.31 on the IA-64 platform allows local users to obtain unspecified access.

The bug was discovered 11/08/2007. The weakness was presented 11/13/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at h20000.www2.hp.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-5946 since 11/13/2007. 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 38968 (HP-UX PHSS_35528 : HP-UX Running Aries PA Emulator, Local Unauthorized Access (HPSBUX02285 SSRT071484 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 116946 (HP-UX Running Aries PA Emulator Local Unauthorized Access Vulnerability (HPSBUX02285)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38361), Tenable (38968), SecurityFocus (BID 26383†), OSVDB (42232†) and Secunia (SA27606†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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Operating System

Vendor

Name

HP-UX

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License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.hp.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 7.6
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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: 38968
Nessus Name: HP-UX PHSS_35528 : HP-UX Running Aries PA Emulator, Local Unauthorized Access (HPSBUX02285 SSRT071484 rev.1)
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OpenVAS ID: 835126
OpenVAS Name: HP StorageWorks Default Accounts and Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

11/01/2007 🔍
11/08/2007 +7 days 🔍
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11/09/2007 +1 days 🔍
11/13/2007 +4 days 🔍
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11/15/2007 +2 days 🔍
06/03/2009 +566 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2112 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: h20000.www2.hp.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-5946 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5946
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39663

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X-Force: 38361
SecurityFocus: 26383 - HP-UX Aries PA-RISC Emulator Unspecified Local Unauthorized Access Vulnerability
Secunia: 27606 - HP-UX Aries PA-RISC Emulator Unauthorized Access Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 42232 - CVE-2007-5946 - HP-UX - Aries PA-RISC Emulator - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1018925
Vulnerability Center: 22307 - HP-UX B.11.23 and B.11.31 Aries PA-RISC Emulator Local Unauthorized Access Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-3820

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 06/02/2025 04:05
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (76), 09/05/2019 10:25 (7), 06/02/2025 04:05 (18)
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