[UNIX] HP Ignite-UX Information Disclosure

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HP Ignite-UX Information Disclosure
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SUMMARY

"The <http://www.docs.hp.com/en/IUX/index.html> HP Ignite-UX application
addresses the need for HP-UX system administrators to perform system
installations and deployment, often on a large scale"

A vulnerability in HP Ignite-UX allows anonymous users to access the
operating system's password file.

DETAILS

Vulnerable Systems:
* HP Ignite-UX prior to version C.6.2.240 and prior

Immune Systems:
* HP Ignite-UX version C.6.2.241 or newer

The HP Ignite-UX can use a TFTP server to facilitate anonymous access to
configuration data. When the make_recovery command is used, a copy of the
/etc/passwd file will be created in the TFTP server tree and made
available for anonymous access.

As of version B.3.2 of the product, the make_recovery command has been
depreciated in preference for the make_tape_recovery command (which
doesn't display the same issues), and as of version C.6.0 the
make_recovery command does not exist in the product at all. However, if at
any point make_recovery has been run on the host, a copy of the
/etc/passwd file may still remain within the TFTP server tree.

Proof of Concept:
Use a TFTP client to request the file referenced by the following path:
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/passwd.makrec

CVE Information:
<http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004- 0951>
CAN-2004- 0951

Disclosure Timeline:
Discovered: 23.11.04 (Martin O'Neal)
Vendor notified: 23.11.04
Document released: 16.08.05

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The information has been provided by <mailto:advisories@corsaire.com>
Corsaire.
The original article can be found at:
<http://www.corsaire.com/advisories/c041123-001.txt>
http://www.corsaire.com/advisories/c041123-001.txt

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