Description
rs.F300 for HP-UX 10.0 through 11.22 uses the PATH environment variable to find and execute programs such as rm while operating at raised privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the path to point to a malicious rm program.
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 - rs.F3000 Unauthorized Access EDB-22248 · local · Feb 12, 2003 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- HPSBUX0302-240 vendor-advisory
- 20030710 [LSD] HP-UX security vulnerabilities mailing-list
- 3236 third-party-advisory
- 6837 vdb-entry
- hp-rsf3000-daemon-access(11312) vdb-entry