HP-UX Partition Manager (parmgr) Certification Validation Flaw May Grant Access to Remote Users
Categorie: Vulnerability Posted: 2003-11-15 by ReCall Views: 405 Source: Click here
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in HP-UX in the Partition Manager. A remote user may be able to gain access to the system.
HP reported that parmgr(1M) does not properly validate certificates sent from the 'cimserver'. A remote or local user may be able to compromise the target system.
Only HP-UX version B.11.23 is affected, according to the report.
Impact: A remote user can gain information about the target system and gain access to the target system.
Solution: HP has released a fixed version (B.11.23.02.00), available at:
