| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 8.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability was found in HP System Administration Manager b.11.11. It has been classified as very critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component System Administration. This manipulation causes config. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-1662. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.
Details
A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in HP System Administration Manager b.11.11. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component System Administration. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a config vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-16. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Unspecified vulnerability in the HP System Administration Manager (SAM) on HP-UX B.11.11 and B.11.23, when used to configure NFS, might allow remote attackers to read or modify arbitrary files, related to an "empty systems list."
The bug was discovered 07/30/2008. The weakness was shared 08/01/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-1662 since 04/03/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/15/2019). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592.004 for this issue.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33828 (HP-UX PHCO_36562 : HP-UX Running System Administration Manager (SAM), Unintended Remote Access (HPSBUX02286 SSRT071466 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.
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 (44119), Tenable (33828), SecurityFocus (BID 30449†), OSVDB (47273†) and Secunia (SA31309†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
Product
Vendor
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.hp.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.8
VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.8
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Exploiting
Class: ConfigCWE: CWE-16
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 33828
Nessus Name: HP-UX PHCO_36562 : HP-UX Running System Administration Manager (SAM), Unintended Remote Access (HPSBUX02286 SSRT071466 rev.1)
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OpenVAS ID: 835171
OpenVAS Name: HP StorageWorks Default Accounts and Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
04/03/2008 🔍07/30/2008 🔍
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07/31/2008 🔍
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08/05/2008 🔍
03/17/2015 🔍
08/15/2019 🔍
Sources
Vendor: hp.comAdvisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2008-1662 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1662
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43489
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X-Force: 44119
SecurityFocus: 30449 - HP-UX System Administration Manager NFS Configuration Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 31309
OSVDB: 47273 - CVE-2008-1662 - HP-UX - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020580
Vulnerability Center: 19042 - HP-UX System Administration Manager (SAM) Allows Remote Attackers to Bypass Security Restrictions, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2008-2258
Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 12:19Updated: 08/15/2019 07:14
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (72), 08/15/2019 07:14 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103
Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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