First published: Fri May 13 2011(Updated: )
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.
Credit: hp-security-alert@hp.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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LG webOS | =1.4.5 | |
LG webOS | =1.4.5.1 |
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CVE-2011-1738 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation.
To fix CVE-2011-1738, users should update their HP Palm webOS to the latest version that addresses this vulnerability.
CVE-2011-1738 allows local users to gain elevated privileges due to improper restrictions on Plug-in Development Kit applications.
CVE-2011-1738 affects HP Palm webOS versions 1.4.5 and 1.4.5.1.
Local users with access to the system can exploit CVE-2011-1738 to gain unauthorized privileges.