HP-UX line printer daemon disable command buffer overflow
| hp-lp-disable-bo (11316) |  High Risk |
Description:
HP-UX is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the lp printer daemon disable command. The line printer daemon is used to allow heterogeneous Unix environments to share printers over a network. By issuing a disable command with an overly long -r or -c command line option, a local attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- HP, HP-UX 11.00
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system. Refer to Hewlett-Packard Company Security Bulletin HPSBUX0310-284 for more information. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Feb 13 2003 - 08:51:04 CST , HPUX disable buffer overflow vulnerability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0156.html.
- BID-6845: HP-UX disable Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2003-1374: Buffer overflow in disable of HP-UX 11.0 may allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the (1) -r or (2)-c options.
Reported:
Feb 13, 2003
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