CVE-2011-4834 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges in HP ALM via symlink or FIFO attacks on temporary files.
- 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-2011-4834?
CVE-2011-4834 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Dec 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The GetInstalledPackages function in the configuration tool in HP Application Lifestyle Management (ALM) 11 on AIX, HP-UX, and Solaris allows local users to gain privileges via (1) a Trojan horse /tmp/tmp.txt FIFO or (2) a symlink attack on /tmp/tmp.txt.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4834?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hp Application Lifestyle Management.
How do I fix CVE-2011-4834?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-4834 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2011-4834 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2011-4834 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9jfc-hp58-576f.