HP HP-UX 11.11/11.23/11.31 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in HP HP-UX 11.11/11.23/11.31. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2007-6419. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in HP HP-UX 11.11/11.23/11.31 (Operating System). Affected is 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. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in rpc.yppasswdd in HP HP-UX B.11.11, B.11.23, and B.11.31 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 12/20/2007. The weakness was shared 12/24/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-6419 since 12/17/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 26563 (HP-UX PHNE_36168 : HP-UX Running rpc.yppasswdd, Remote Denial of Service (DoS) (HPSBUX02295 SSRT071333 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 116906 (HP-UX Running rpc.yppasswdd Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability (HPSBUX02295)).

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 (39173), Tenable (26563), SecurityFocus (BID 26971†), OSVDB (42234†) and Secunia (SA28191†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 26563
Nessus Name: HP-UX PHNE_36168 : HP-UX Running rpc.yppasswdd, Remote Denial of Service (DoS) (HPSBUX02295 SSRT071333 rev.1)
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OpenVAS ID: 835102
OpenVAS Name: HP StorageWorks Default Accounts and Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-6419 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6419
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40224

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X-Force: 39173
SecurityFocus: 26971 - HP-UX rpc.yppasswd Unspecified Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 28191
OSVDB: 42234 - CVE-2007-6419 - HP-UX - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019136
Vulnerability Center: 17144 - HP-UX Pc.yppasswdd Unspecified Error Allows Remote Attacker to Cause DoS, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-4294

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/01/2019 18:16
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (71), 08/01/2019 18:16 (12)
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