Description
Buffer overflow in rexec on HP-UX B.10.20, B.11.00, and B.11.04, when setuid root, may allow local users to gain privileges via a long -l option.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- HP-UX 10.x/11.x - RExec Remote 'Username' Flag Local Buffer Overrun EDB-22552 · dos · Apr 29, 2003 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- HPSBUX0304-257 vendor-advisory
- N-088 third-party-advisory government-resource
- VU#322540 third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5611 vdb-entry signature
- 7459 vdb-entry
- hp-rexec-command-bo(11890) vdb-entry
- 20030429 HPUX rexec buffer overflow vulnerability mailing-list