HP-UX rs.F3000 could allow daemon account access

hp-rsf3000-daemon-access (11312) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

HP-UX rs.F3000 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a vulnerability in the /usr/lib/X11/Xserver/ucode/screens/hp/rs.F3000 program, which provides support for Freedom series graphics devices on the X Window System. A local attacker could use the rs.F3000 program to gain unauthorized access to the daemon account, and possibly cause a denial of service on the system.

Platforms Affected:

  • HP, HP-UX 10.00
  • HP, HP-UX 10.01
  • HP, HP-UX 10.02
  • HP, HP-UX 10.03
  • HP, HP-UX 10.08
  • HP, HP-UX 10.09
  • HP, HP-UX 10.10
  • HP, HP-UX 10.16
  • HP, HP-UX 10.20
  • HP, HP-UX 10.24
  • HP, HP-UX 10.26
  • HP, HP-UX 10.30
  • HP, HP-UX 10.34
  • HP, HP-UX 11.0.4
  • HP, HP-UX 11.00
  • HP, HP-UX 11.04
  • HP, HP-UX 11.10
  • HP, HP-UX 11.11
  • HP, HP-UX 11.11i
  • HP, HP-UX 11.2
  • HP, HP-UX 11.20
  • HP, HP-UX 11.22
  • HP, HP-UX 11.23
  • HP, HP-UX 11.31
  • HP, HP-UX 11.4

Remedy:

No remedy available as of November 29, 2008.

Consequences:

Gain Privileges

References:

  • BID-6837: HP-UX rs.F3000 Unspecified Unauthorized Access Vulnerability
  • CVE-2003-1358: rs.F300 for HP-UX 10.0 through 11.22 uses the PATH environment variable to find and execute programs such as rm while operating at raised privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the path to point to a malicious rm program.

Reported:

Feb 12, 2003

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