CVE-2011-1738 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain elevated privileges on HP Palm webOS by exploiting unrestricted filesystem write access in PDK applications.
- 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-2011-1738?
CVE-2011-1738 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 May 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
HP Palm webOS 1.4.5 and 1.4.5.1 does not properly restrict Plug-in Development Kit (PDK) applications, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging unintended filesystem write access.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1738?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hp Palm Webos.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1738?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1738 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2011-1738 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1738 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9pcm-9rp6-v3m7.