HPSBGN01196 SSRT2362 rev.3 - HP Tru64 UNIX, HP OpenVMS, and Windows Using WEBES Service Tools, Remote Privileged File Access Vulnerability

  • KM02992245
  • 17-Oct-2017
  • 17-Oct-2017

Summary

A potential vulnerability has been reported where, under certain circumstances, a non-privileged user may remotely or locally gain unauthorized access to privileged files.

Reference

 

SUPPORT COMMUNICATION - SECURITY BULLETIN

Document ID: KM02992245 (c01039552)

Version: 3

HPSBGN01196 SSRT2362 rev.3 - HP Tru64 UNIX, HP OpenVMS, and Windows Using WEBES Service Tools, Remote Privileged File Access Vulnerability
NOTICE: The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon as soon as possible.

Release Date: 2002-09-26

Last Updated: 2007-05-03


Potential Security Impact: Remote privileged file access vulnerability

Source: Hewlett Packard Enterprise, HPE Product Security Response Team

VULNERABILITY SUMMARY

A potential vulnerability has been reported where, under certain circumstances, a non-privileged user may remotely or locally gain unauthorized access to privileged files.

References: CAN-2002-1134

SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed.

WEBES V2.0 through WEBES V4.0 (Service Pack 5) running on Tru64 UNIX V4.0d, V4.0e, V4.0f, V4.0g, V5.0a, V5.1, V5.1a, All versions of HP OpenVMS Alpha V7.1-2 and later, and Windows NT 4.0, Windows NT for Alpha, Windows 2000, and Windows XP.

BACKGROUND

Compaq Analyze is a Compaq proprietary tool and can be installed on customer sites with a hardware warranty, hardware service contract, or service obligation.

RESOLUTION

HP has provided a hotfix for this problem. The hotfix is available from: http://www.compaq.com/support/svctools/webes/ Non-HPE site

HISTORY 
Version: 1 (rev.1) - 26 September 2002 Initial release 
Version: 2 (rev.2) - 16 May 2005 Reformatted 
Version: 2 (rev.2) - 03 May 2007 Reformatted

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