VDB-57424 · CVE-2011-1738 · BID 47788

HP Palm webOS 1.4.5 Filesystem access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in HP Palm webOS 1.4.5. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Filesystem. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-1738. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HP Palm webOS 1.4.5 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Filesystem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

HP Palm webOS 1.4.5 and 1.4.5.1 does not properly restrict Plug-in Development Kit (PDK) applications, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging unintended filesystem write access.

The weakness was shared 05/13/2011 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at itrc.hp.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-1738 since 04/19/2011. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 47788†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1025514†). The entry VDB-57423 is related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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04/19/2011 🔍
05/10/2011 +21 days 🔍
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05/13/2011 +3 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +1410 days 🔍
01/18/2018 +1032 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: itrc.hp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2011-1738 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1738
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57424
SecurityFocus: 47788 - HP webOS Plug-in Development Kit (PDK) Remote Script Code Injection Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1025514

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/18/2018 07:48
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (50), 01/18/2018 07:48 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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