CVE-2007-3260 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

HP System Management Homepage (SMH) before 2.1.9 for Linux, when used with Novell eDirectory, assigns the eDirectory members to the root group, which allows remote authenticated eDirectory users to gain privileges.

Published: 2007-06-19

Score: 9.0 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:hp:system_management_homepage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-3250	HP System Management Homepage (SMH) before 2.1.9 for Linux, when used with Novell eDirectory, assigns the eDirectory members to the root group, which allows remote authenticated eDirectory users to gain privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00423.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01072894
http://osvdb.org/37513
http://secunia.com/advisories/25689
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24486
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018256
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2232
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34900

History

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Subscriptions

Hp System Management Homepage

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-06-19T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T14:14:11.466Z

Reserved: 2007-06-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-3260

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-06-19T18:30:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-3260

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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