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IBM HMC Guided Setup Wizard Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA14377
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Release Date:
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2005-02-24
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Last Update:
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2005-02-28
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Popularity:
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6,263 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC)
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-0539
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Hardware Management Console (HMC), which can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform certain actions on a vulnerable system with escalated privileges.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the Guided Setup Wizard and allows any user to launch the wizard and perform the provided tasks.
Solution:
Apply APAR MB00913 for version 4 Release 2.0 and later.
http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/hmc
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by vendor.
Changelog:
2005-02-28: Added CVE reference.
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