HP Ignite UX add_new_client gain access
| hpigniteux-addnewclient-gain-access (21857) |  High Risk |
Description:
Hewlett-Packard Ignite-UX could allow a remote attacker to gain access. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted request to the add_new_client command to causes some sections of the TFTP server directory tree to be world-writable. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access files or copy files to the directory or cause a denial of service by consuming all disk space.
Platforms Affected:
- HP, HP-UX B.11.00
- HP, HP-UX B.11.11
- HP, HP-UX B.11.22
- HP, HP-UX B.11.23
- HP, Ignite-UX
Remedy:
For HP-UX:
Apply patch Ignite-UX-11-00_c.62241, available from the Hewlett-Packard Company Web site. Hewlett-Packard customers can obtain a fix for this vulnerability from the IT Resource Center at the Hewlett-Packard Company Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- CIAC Information Bulletin P-277, HP-UX Ignite-UX Remote Unauthorized Access at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-277.shtml.
- Hewlett-Packard Company Web site, IT Resource Center - login / register at http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/secBullArchive.do?admit=-682735245+1116276188578+28353475.
- Ignite-UX Product page, Hewlett-Packard Co. at http://h20293.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=IGNITEUXB.
- VulnWatch Mailing List: Tue Aug 16 2005 - 08:54:37 CDT, Corsaire Security Advisory: HP Ignite-UX filesystem permissions issue at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q3/0027.html.
- BID-14568: HP Ignite-UX Password File Disclosure Vulnerability
- BID-14571: HP Ignite-UX TFTP File Upload Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0952: HP-UX B.11.00 through B.11.23, when running Ignite-UX and using the add_new_client command, causes the TFTP server to set world-writable permissions on part of the directory tree, which allows remote attackers to modify data or cause disk consumption.
- SA16456: HP Ignite-UX TFTP Service Two Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1014711: HP-UX Ignite-UX File Permission Flaw May Let Remote Users Access and Modify Ignite-UX Client Data
Reported:
Aug 16, 2005
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