CVE-2011-4834

The GetInstalledPackages function in the configuration tool in HP Application Lifestyle Management (ALM) 11 on AIX, HP-UX, and Solaris allows local users to gain privileges via (1) a Trojan horse /tmp/tmp.txt FIFO or (2) a symlink attack on /tmp/tmp.txt.

CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

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CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://0a29.blogspot.com/2011/12/0a29-11-2-privilege-escalation.html	Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/47040	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520783/100/0/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71698
http://0a29.blogspot.com/2011/12/0a29-11-2-privilege-escalation.html	Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/47040	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520783/100/0/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71698

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:hp:application_lifestyle_management:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos::::::::

History

21 Nov 2024, 01:33

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://0a29.blogspot.com/2011/12/0a29-11-2-privilege-escalation.html - Exploit~~	() http://0a29.blogspot.com/2011/12/0a29-11-2-privilege-escalation.html - Exploit
References	~~() http://secunia.com/advisories/47040 - Vendor Advisory~~	() http://secunia.com/advisories/47040 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520783/100/0/threaded -~~	() http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520783/100/0/threaded -
References	~~() https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71698 -~~	() https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71698 -

Information

Published : 2011-12-15 03:57

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51

NVD link : CVE-2011-4834

Mitre link : CVE-2011-4834

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-4834

JSON object : View

Products Affected

hp-ux
application_lifestyle_management

ibm

sun

sunos

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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