CVE-2008-4413 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 6.2 Published Updated

Local attackers can gain unauthorized access and escalate privileges on HP-UX systems via HP System Management Homepage due to insecure temporary file permissions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2008-4413?

CVE-2008-4413 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hp System Management Homepage, published on 4 Nov 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in HP System Management Homepage (SMH) 2.2.6 and earlier on HP-UX B.11.11 and B.11.23, and SMH 2.2.6 and 2.2.8 and earlier on HP-UX B.11.23 and B.11.31, allows local users to gain "unauthorized access" via unknown vectors, possibly related to temporary file permissions.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4413?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hp System Management Homepage.

How do I fix CVE-2008-4413?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4413 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-4413 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4413 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Hp System Management Homepage vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rrfw-86c6-j799.

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