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Vigil@nce: HP SMH, local access
November 2008 by Vigil@nce
SYNTHESIS
An attacker can use a vulnerability of HP System Management
Homepage, in order to access to the local system.
Gravity: 2/4
Consequences: privileged access/rights
Provenance: intranet client
Means of attack: no proof of concept, no attack
Ability of attacker: expert (4/4)
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5)
Diffusion of the vulnerable configuration: high (3/3)
Creation date: 04/11/2008
IMPACTED PRODUCTS
– Hewlett-Packard HP-UX
DESCRIPTION
The HP SMH (System Management Homepage) product can be used to
administer the system via the web.
An attacker can use a vulnerability of HP SMH, in order to access
to the local system. Technical details are unknown.
This vulnerability may be related to incorrect permissions on the
/var/temp directory.
CHARACTERISTICS
Identifiers: BID-32088, c01586921, CVE-2008-4413, HPSBMA02380,
SSRT080121, VIGILANCE-VUL-8218
