HP-UX PHKL_23886 : HP-UX Running setrlimit(1M), Denial of Service (DoS) (HPSBUX00156 SSRT071363 rev.3)

s700800 11.04 VVOS probe,sysproc,shmem,thread cuml patch : The setrlimit allows incorrect core files Rev.1 . %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and patch checks in this plugin were extracted from HP patch PHKL23886. The text itself is copyright C...

HP-UX Security patch : PHKL_24249

The remote host is missing HP-UX Security Patch number PHKL24249 . Sec. Vulnerability in setrlimit1M rev. 1 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. if ! definedfunc"bnrandom" exit0; include'deprecatednasllevel.inc'; include'compat.inc'; ifdescription scriptid16996; scriptversion"1.7"...

CVE-2002-0279: Undefined Security Weakness

The kernel in HP-UX 11.11 does not properly provide arguments for setrlimit, which could allow local attackers to cause a denial of service kernel panic and possibly gain privileges...

HP-UX kernel specifies incorrect arguments for setrlimit()

Overview A problem exists in some versions of the HP-UX kernel allowing an intruder to cause kernel panics. Description Certain versions of HP-UX setrlimit system call contain a vulnerability that permits an intruder to cause kernel panics or compromise the system. Quoting from HP Security Bullet...