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HP Tru64 libpthread "PTHREAD_CONFIG" Privilege Escalation
Secunia Advisory:	SA22743	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2006-11-13
Last Update:	2006-12-11
Popularity:	6,229 views

Critical:	Less critical
Impact:	Privilege escalation
Where:	Local system
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

OS:	HP Tru64 UNIX 4.x HP Tru64 UNIX 5.x

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CVE reference:	CVE-2006-6418

Description: A vulnerability has been reported in HP Tru64, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in libpthread when handling the "PTHREAD_CONFIG" environment variable. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow via a specially crafted data in the variable. Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code with "root" privileges. Solution: Apply ERP Kits. HP Tru64 UNIX Version 5.1A PK6: http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/patch...hid=T64KIT1000974-V51AB24-ES-20061031 MD5 Checksum: 5d61225e7bdbeed85b8f1a01153673c2 HP Tru64 UNIX Version 4.0G PK4: http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/patch...hid=T64KIT1000976-V40GB22-ES-20061031 MD5 Checksum: c0cf54eaa49b6984e4ff515e965c63d2 HP Tru64 UNIX Version 4.0F PK8: http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/patch...hid=DUXKIT1000975-V40FB22-ES-20061031 MD5 Checksum: 66c02c0b132b794d2b0888d0baefdaa6 Provided and/or discovered by: Discovered by an anonymous person and reported via Netragard. Changelog: 2006-12-11: Added CVE reference. Original Advisory: HPSBTU02171 SSRT061222: http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00800193 Netragard: http://www.netragard.com/pdfs/research/HP-TRU64-LIBPTHREAD-20060811.txt

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