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CVE-2011-4834

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6EPSS 1.1%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
4.6 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-264
EPSS score
1.1% (67th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2011-4752)
Published
December 15, 2011
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-4752 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • hp / application lifestyle management
  • hp / hp-ux
  • ibm / aix
  • sun / sunos

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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