HP HP-UX B.11.11/B.11.23/B.11.31 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in HP HP-UX B.11.11/B.11.23/B.11.31. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2009-0207. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP HP-UX B.11.11/B.11.23/B.11.31 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in HP-UX B.11.11 running VERITAS Oracle Disk Manager (VRTSodm) 3.5, B.11.23 running VRTSodm 4.1 or VERITAS File System (VRTSvxfs) 4.1, B.11.23 running VRTSodm 5.0 or VRTSvxfs 5.0, and B.11.31 running VRTSodm 5.0 allows local users to gain root privileges via unknown vectors.

The bug was discovered 02/23/2009. The weakness was presented 03/24/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-0207 since 01/20/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 36064 (HP-UX PHKL_39130 : HP-UX Running VERITAS File System (VRTSvxfs) or VERITAS Oracle Disk Manager (VRTSodm), Local Escalation of Privilege (HPSBUX02409 SSRT080171 rev.3)), 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 116316 (HP-UX Running VERITAS File System Local Escalation of Privilege Vulnerability (HPSBUX02409)).

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 (49403), Tenable (36064), SecurityFocus (BID 34226†), OSVDB (53517†) and Secunia (SA34419†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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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: 36064
Nessus Name: HP-UX PHKL_39130 : HP-UX Running VERITAS File System (VRTSvxfs) or VERITAS Oracle Disk Manager (VRTSodm), Local Escalation of Privilege (HPSBUX02409 SSRT080171 rev.3)
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OpenVAS ID: 835196
OpenVAS Name: HP-UX Update for NFS/ONCplus HPSBUX02375
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02/23/2009 +34 days 🔍
03/24/2009 +29 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-0207 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0207
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47273

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X-Force: 49403
SecurityFocus: 34226 - HP-UX VERITAS File System and VERITAS Oracle Disk Manager Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 34419 - HP-UX "VRTSvxfs" and "VRTSodm" Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 53517 - CVE-2009-0207 - HP-UX - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1021891
Vulnerability Center: 21378 - HP-UX B.11.23, B.11.31 and B.11.11 VRTSvxfs and VRTSodm Local Privileges Escalation Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2009-0823

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 05/17/2025 20:04
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (78), 08/31/2019 10:28 (5), 05/17/2025 20:04 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:4C2:103

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