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CVE-2006-1248

4.6 · MEDIUM

Unspecified vulnerability in usermod in HP-UX B.11.00, B.11.11, and B.11.23, when run with certain options that involve a new home directory, might cause usermod to change the ownership of all dire…

Published Mar 17, 2006hpEPSS 0.48%

Overview

CVE-2006-1248 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting hp hp-ux. It was published on March 17, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Unspecified vulnerability in usermod in HP-UX B.11.00, B.11.11, and B.11.23, when run with certain options that involve a new home directory, might cause usermod to change the ownership of all directories and files under the new directory, which might result in less secure permissions than intended.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from hp. Update hp-ux to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refh20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c00614838Refsecunia.com/advisories/19305Refsecuritytracker.com/id?1015782Refsecuritytracker.com/id?1015834Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/17143Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0997Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25311Refoval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1098Refoval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A772Refoval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A785

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-1248?

CVE-2006-1248 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting hp hp-ux. It was published on March 17, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2006-1248?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2006-1248?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from hp. Update hp-ux to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2006-1248?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2006-1248 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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