Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in HP Palm webOS
CVE-2011-1738

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
HP
Status
Palm Webos
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 May 2011

Summary

HP Palm webOS versions 1.4.5 and 1.4.5.1 contain a vulnerability that fails to properly restrict Plug-in Development Kit (PDK) applications. This flaw enables local users to exploit unintended filesystem write access, potentially leading to unauthorized privilege escalation and system modifications.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47788
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025514
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https://www.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=e...
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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