HP-UX SD utilities buffer overflow
| hp-sd-utilities-bo (13623) |  High Risk |
Description:
HP9000 servers are vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the SD utilities, such as swinstall(1M), swverify(1M) and other utilities. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overflow a buffer and gain elevated privileges on the system.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patches for your system, as listed in Hewlett-Packard Company Security Bulletin HPSBUX0311-293. See References.
References:
- NSFOCUS Security Advisory SA2003-07: HP-UX Software Distributor Buffer Overflow Vulnerability.
- BID-8986: HP-UX Software Distributor Lang Environment Variable Local Buffer Overrun Vulnerability
- CVE-2003-0089: Buffer overflow in the Software Distributor utilities for HP-UX B.11.00 and B.11.11 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long LANG environment variable to setuid programs such as (1) swinstall and (2) swmodify.
Platforms Affected:
- HP HP-UX 11.00
- HP HP-UX 11.11
Reported:
Nov 03, 2003
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