Vulnerability Name:

CCN-579

Published:1997-10-01
Updated:1997-10-01
Summary:Hewlett-Packard's Common Desktop Environment is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the suid/sgid CDE programs. An attacker can overflow a buffer to gain elevated privileges.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: CIAC Information Bulletin I-009
HP-UX CDE Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: Hewlett-Packard Company Security Bulletin HPSBUX9710-072
Sec. Vulnerability in CDE on HP-UX 10.[10, 20, 24, 30]

Source: CCN
Type: BID-7246
HP Instant TopTools Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
hp-cde(579)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    hp hp-ux *