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HP-UX update for ypxfrd
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA10581
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Release Date:
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2004-01-09
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Popularity:
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7,215 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | HP-UX 10.x
HP-UX 11.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2002-1199
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Description:
HP has issued patches for HP-UX, which fix an old vulnerability. This can be exploited by malicious, local users to access arbitrary files on a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error in the "getdbm" procedure in ypxfrd. This can be exploited via directory traversal attacks to read arbitrary files.
The vulnerability affects HP-UX B.10.20, B.10.26, B.11.00, B.11.11, and B.11.22.
Solution:
Apply the following patches available at:
http://www.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/mainPage.do
HP-UX B.10.20:
PHNE_28886
HP-UX B.10.26:
PHNE_28907
HP-UX B.11.00:
PHNE_28102
HP-UX B.11.11:
PHNE_28103
HP-UX B.11.22:
PHNE_28138
Provided and/or discovered by:
Janusz Niewiadomski
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