HP HP-UX Containers A.03.00.002 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HP HP-UX Containers A.03.00.002 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2011-3164. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HP HP-UX Containers A.03.00.002 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in HP-UX Containers (formerly HP-UX Secure Resource Partitions (SRP)) A.03.00, A.03.00.002, and A.03.01, when running with patch PHKL_42310, allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 11/04/2011 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-3164. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. 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 01/11/2025).

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119724 (HP-UX Containers (SRP) Local Unauthorized Access Vulnerability (HPSBUX02715)).

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 (71001), SecurityFocus (BID 50396†), SecurityTracker (ID 1026250†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-33880†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/16/2011 🔍
11/04/2011 +80 days 🔍
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11/20/2011 +16 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1219 days 🔍
01/11/2025 +3582 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2011-3164 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3164
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59377

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X-Force: 71001
SecurityFocus: 50396
Secunia: 46617
SecurityTracker: 1026250
Vulnerability Center: 33880 - HP-UX Containers (AKA SRP) Unspecified Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, High

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/11/2025 15:26
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (45), 04/05/2017 14:51 (7), 11/25/2021 06:12 (4), 12/08/2024 21:18 (16), 01/11/2025 15:26 (2)
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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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