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HP-UX System Administration Manager Security Issue
Secunia Advisory: SA31309
Release Date: 2008-07-31
Popularity: 2,520 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Where: From local network
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:HP-UX 11.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2008-1662


Description:
A security issue has been reported in HP-UX, which can lead to an insecure configuration.

The security issue is caused due to an error if the System Administration Manager (SAM) is used to configure NFS. This can result in an insecure configuration allowing unintended access to all systems.

The security issue is reported in HP-UX B.11.11 and B.11.23 running SAM.

Solution:
HP-UX B.11.11 (11i v1):
Install PHCO_36562 or subsequent and change NFS configuration as needed.

HP-UX B.11.23 (11i v2):
Install PHCO_36563 or subsequent and change NFS configuration as needed.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.

Original Advisory:
HPSBUX02286 SSRT071466:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01367453


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