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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in HP HP-UX B.11.11/B.11.23/B.11.31. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-2679. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in HP HP-UX B.11.11/B.11.23/B.11.31 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in bootpd in HP HP-UX B.11.11, B.11.23, and B.11.31 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown attack vectors.

The weakness was published 10/05/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-2679. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 41026 (HP-UX PHNE_39700 : HP-UX Running bootpd, Remote Denial of Service (DoS) (HPSBUX02458 SSRT090104 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116616 (HP-UX Running bootpd, Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability (HPSBUX02458)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53242), Tenable (41026), SecurityFocus (BID 36395†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23524†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 41026
Nessus Name: HP-UX PHNE_39700 : HP-UX Running bootpd, Remote Denial of Service (DoS) (HPSBUX02458 SSRT090104 rev.1)
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OpenVAS ID: 835212
OpenVAS Name: HP-UX Update for bootpd HPSBUX02458
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-2679 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2679
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50355

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X-Force: 53242
SecurityFocus: 36395 - HP-UX bootpd Unspecified Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 23524 - HP-UX Bootps B.11.11, B.11.23 and B.11.31 Unspecified Remote DoS Vulnerability, High

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 03/30/2025 03:58
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (58), 02/15/2017 09:11 (9), 08/23/2021 14:07 (3), 08/23/2021 14:08 (1), 03/30/2025 03:58 (16)
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