Vulnerability Note VU#112912

Hewlett-Packard MPE/iX linkeditor permits privilege escalation

Overview

There is a problem with the MPE/iX linkeditor that may allow an attacker to gain system manager privileges.

I. Description

The problem affects HP3000 systems running MPE/iX versions 5.5 through 6.5. HP has published a security bulletin describing the solution to this vulnerability (HPSBMP0102-009). No additional details about the vulnerability are available.

II. Impact

The full impact of this vulnerability is not yet known, but it appears to allow local users to gain root privileges.

III. Solution

Apply the patches described in the HP security bulletin.

Systems Affected

Vendor	Status	Date Updated
Hewlett Packard	Vulnerable	1-Jun-2001

References

Credit

This document was written by Cory F. Cohen.

Other Information

Date Public	02/20/2001
Date First Published	06/01/2001 11:25:00 AM
Date Last Updated	08/30/2001
CERT Advisory
CVE Name	CVE-2001-0278
Metric	5.32
Document Revision	3

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