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Category:  Application (Security)  >  Passwd Vendors:  HP (Compaq)
HP-UX Unspecified Bug in passwd Lets Local Users Deny Service
SecurityTracker Alert ID:  1015834
SecurityTracker URL:  http://securitytracker.com/id?1015834
CVE Reference:  CVE-2006-1509   (Links to External Site)
OSVDB Reference:  24326   (Links to External Site)
Updated:  Jul 20 2006
Original Entry Date:  Mar 28 2006
Impact:  Denial of service via local system
Fix Available:  Yes   Vendor Confirmed:  Yes  
Advisory:  HP Security Bulletin
Description:  A vulnerability was reported in 'passwd' on HP-UX. A local user can cause denial of service conditions.

A local user can invoke '/sbin/passwd' to cause unspecified denial of service conditions on the target system.

Impact:  A local user can cause denial of service conditions.
Solution:  HP has issued the following patches, available at:

http://itrc.hp.com

B.11.00 - PHCO_33219 - /sbin/passwd cumulative patch
B.11.04 - PHCO_34929 - (VVOS) /sbin/passwd cumulative patch
B.11.11 - PHCO_33214 - passwd(1) cumulative patch
B.11.11 - PHCO_33215 - libpam_unix cumulative patch
B.11.23 - PHCO_32149 - passwd(1) cumulative patch
B.11.23 - PHCO_32926 - libpam_unix

The HP advisory is available at:

http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00619550

Vendor URL:  www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00619550 (Links to External Site)
Cause:  Not specified
Underlying OS:  UNIX (HP/UX)
Underlying OS Comments:  B.11.00, B.11.04, B.11.11, B.11.23

Message History:   None.


 Source Message Contents

Date:  Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:33:06 -0500
Subject:  HPSBUX02103 SSRT5953 rev.2 - HP-UX passwd(1) Local Denial of Service (DoS)

 
 
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00619550
 


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