SB2011051305 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Palm webOS
Published: May 13, 2011 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2011051305
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1738)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
HP Palm webOS 1.4.5 and 1.4.5.1 does not properly restrict Plug-in Development Kit (PDK) applications, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging unintended filesystem write access.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.