CVE-2011-4834

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Published Dec 15, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-4752	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.1% (1.129% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

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Subscriptions

Hp Application Lifestyle Management Hp-ux

Ibm Aix

Sun Sunos

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 12:16 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 15, 2011, 2:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 12:16 AM
Reserved: Dec 14, 2011, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:35 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 15, 2011, 3:57 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:35 PM

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