8.5
HIGH
CVE-2014-7879
HP HP-UX PAM Authentication Bypass Remote Code Execution
Description

HP HP-UX B.11.11, B.11.23, and B.11.31, when the PAM configuration includes libpam_updbe, allows remote authenticated users to bypass authentication, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via unspecified vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 10, 2014, 9:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2019, 11:11 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

6.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-7879 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Hp hp-ux
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04511778 Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-7879 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 11, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:b.11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:b.11.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:b.11.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Changed Reference Type https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04511778 No Types Assigned https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04511778 Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-287
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 11, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.35 }} 0.00%

score

0.67290

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability