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TITLE:
HP System Management Homepage Unspecified Privilege Escalation

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA32544

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CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

SOFTWARE:
HP System Management Homepage 2.x
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/5490/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in HP System Management Homepage
(SMH), which can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform
certain actions with escalated privileges.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error, which can be
exploited to e.g. create a local unauthorized access.

The vulnerability is reported in HP SMH version 2.2.6 and earlier
running on HP-UX B.11.11 and B.11.23, and HP SMH version 2.2.6,
2.2.8, and earlier running on HP-UX B.11.23 and B.11.31.

SOLUTION:
Apply updates.

-- HP-UX B.11.11 --
Install SMH 2.2.9.1 or subsequent.
http://software.hp.com

-- HP-UX B.11.23 --
Install SMH 2.2.9.1 or subsequent.
http://software.hp.com

-- HP-UX B.11.31 --
Install 2.2.9.1 or subsequent.
http://software.hp.com

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
HPSBMA02380 SSRT080121:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01586921

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