6304 : Exceed Xconfig Setting Edit Permission Bypass
Printer | http://osvdb.org/6304 | Email This | Edit Vulnerability

Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
10	485	over 8 years ago	over 4 years ago	0 times	90%

Timeline

Disclosure Date
2004-05-21

Description

Hummingbird Exceed contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to bypass certain restrictions. The issue is triggered due to an unspecified error within Xconfig, which may allow a malicious user to edit settings that are normally disabled through the Mandatory Settings list and bypass security restrictions. No further details have been provided.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Hummingbird has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Hummingbird

Exceed

9.x

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 11678
ISS X-Force ID: 16221
CVE ID: 2004-2258 (see also: NVD)
Vendor Specific Solution URL: http://support.hummingbird.com/customer/download.asp?r2=/exceed/900/xconfig_9002.zip
Vendor URL: http://www.hummingbird.com/products/nc/exceed/

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 2.1
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-07-22 | Disagree?

Blogs

This product uses the Daylife API but is not endorsed or certified by Daylife.

This section lists the latest news and blogs found via the daylife API (and for older items, the technorati API), which mention or otherwise discuss this vulnerability.

None found at this time

Comments

Add Comment Hide Add Comment

No Comments.

The database information may change without any notice. Use of the information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition, and there are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. In no event shall the copyright holder or distributor (OSVDB or OSF) be held liable for any damages whatsoever arising out of or in connection with the use or spread of this information.