CVE-2011-4159 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can exploit an unspecified vulnerability in HP-UX System Administration Manager to gain elevated privileges.

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-2011-4159?

CVE-2011-4159 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Nov 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in System Administration Manager (SAM) in EMS before A.04.20.11.04_01 on HP HP-UX B.11.11, B.11.23, and B.11.31 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4159?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hp Event Monitoring Service.

How do I fix CVE-2011-4159?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-4159 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2011-4159 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4159 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c88m-wqpr-4q68.

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