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HP-UX ftpd Missing User Privileged Access Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA31471
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Release Date:
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2008-08-13
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Last Update:
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2008-08-21
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Popularity:
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1,726 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | HP-UX 11.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2008-1668
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in HP-UX, which can be exploited by malicious users to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the processing of authentication requests. This can be exploited by a user having valid PAM credentials to gain root FTP access if "getpwnam()" fails (i.e. the user is not present in the locally configured password database).
The vulnerability is reported in HP-UX B.11.11 running ftpd 2.4.x.
Solution:
B.11.11:
Install PHNE_38458 or later.
http://itrc.hp.com
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.
Changelog:
2008-08-21: Updated advisory with additional vulnerability details and lowered criticality. Removed "DoS" from the list of impacts. Updated the "Original Advisory" section.
Original Advisory:
HPSBUX02356 SSRT080051:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01525562
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/20/4
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