CVE-2011-4834
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Published: December 15, 2011 at 02:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorApplication Lifestyle ManagementHP Ux· also runs on 2 platforms
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
The GetInstalledPackages function in the configuration tool in HP Application Lifestyle Management (ALM) 11 on AIX, HP-UX, and Solaris allows local users to gain privileges via (1) a Trojan horse /tmp/tmp.txt FIFO or (2) a symlink attack on /tmp/tmp.txt.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
hp-hp-ux (environment) · ibm-aix (environment) · sun-sunos (environment)
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://0a29.blogspot.com/2011/12/0a29-11-2-privilege-escalation.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/47040Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520783/100/0/threadedVDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71698Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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