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HP-UX ftpd Unspecified Privileged Access Vulnerability

Report ID: SA31471
Source: Secunia
Date of Discovery: 13.08.2008
Criticality: Moderate
Affects:
HP-UX 11.x
Compromise From: From remote
Compromise Type: Security bypass
DoS

Summary

A vulnerability has been reported in HP-UX, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions and to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

Detailed Description

A vulnerability has been reported in HP-UX, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions and to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in the ftpd server and can be exploited to gain privileged access.

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

CVE Reference

CVE-2008-1668