HP-UX Flaw in ttrace(2) Lets Local Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1022706 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1022706
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2009-1427
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Aug 11 2009
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Impact:
Denial of service via local system
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 11.31 with PHKL_38114 installed
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in HP-UX. A local user can cause denial of service conditions.
A local user can invoke the ttrace(2) system call to cause the target system to become unavailable.
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Impact:
A local user can cause the target system to become unavailable.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (PHKL_40197).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01832652
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Vendor URL: h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01832652 (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Not specified
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Message History:
None.
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