Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2001-1256 (CCN-6656)

Assigned:2001-06-04
Published:2001-06-04
Updated:2017-12-19
Summary:kmmodreg in HP-UX 11.11, 11.04 and 11.00 allows local users to create arbitrary world-writeable files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/.kmmodreg_lock and (2) /tmp/kmpath.tmp temporary files.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:1.2 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
2.6 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:File Manipulation
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Jun 04 2001 - 10:32:21 CDT
yet another sym link followers

Source: CIAC
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
L-093

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2001-1256

Source: HP
Type: Vendor Advisory
HPSBUX0106-153

Source: CCN
Type: Hewlett-Packard Company Security Bulletin HPSBUX0106-153
Security Vulnerability in kmmodreg(1M)

Source: CCN
Type: Hewlett-Packard Support Web site
maintenance and support

Source: CCN
Type: CIAC Information Bulletin L-093
HP-UX kmmodreg Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: US-CERT VU#127435
HPUX kmmodreg allows arbitrary file overwriting via symlink redirection of temporary file

Source: CERT-VN
Type: US Government Resource
VU#127435

Source: CONFIRM
Type: US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/TJSL-4Z5Q92

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 9625
HP-UX kmmodreg .kmmodreg_lock Symlink Privilege Escalation

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 9626
HP-UX kmmodreg kmpath.tmp Symlink Privilege Escalation

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Vendor Advisory
20010604 yet another sym link followers

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
2821

Source: CCN
Type: BID-2821
HP-UX kmmodreg Symbolic Link Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
hp-kmmodreg-symlink(6656)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
hpux-kmmodreg-symlink(6656)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5628

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5628
    V
    HP-UX kmmodreg (1M), Local Denial of Service (DoS), Increased Privilege
    2014-03-24
    BACK
    hp hp-ux 11.00
    hp hp-ux 11.04
    hp hp-ux 11.11
    hp hp-ux 11.00
    hp hp-ux 11.04
    hp hp-ux 11.11