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HP-UX Single Logical Screen Daemon Arbitrary File Access
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA24169
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Release Date:
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2007-02-14
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Last Update:
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2007-02-16
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Popularity:
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7,099 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From local network
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| OS: | HP-UX 10.x
HP-UX 11.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-0915
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in HP-UX, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a design error in the Single Logical Screen daemon (SLSd) and can be exploited to create or overwrite arbitrary files with superuser privileges via a specially crafted packet sent to the daemon.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code by e.g. overwriting .rhosts, cron scripts, or other files used for authentication.
The vulnerability is reported in versions 11.11i and 10.20. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
The vendor recommends disabling SLSd (please see vendor's advisory for details).
Provided and/or discovered by:
Discovered by an anonymous person and reported via iDefense Labs.
Changelog:
2007-02-16: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
HPSBUX02191 SSRT071302:
http://www4.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00862809
iDefense Labs:
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=474
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