HP-UX Host Intrusion Detection System Version 4.3 administrator guide

Table A-21 Failed Attempt to Modify Non-Owned File Alert Properties
DescriptionAlert Value/FormatAlert Field
Type
Alert FieldResponse
Program
Argument
Detailed alert descriptionUser with uid <uid> <performed action
on the file> <full pathname>
(type=<type>, inode=<inode>,
device<device) when executing
<program> (type=<type>,
inode=<inode>, device=<device>),
invoked as follows: <argv[0]>
<argv[1]>..., as process with pid <pid>
and ppid <ppid> and running with
effective uid=<euid> and with effective
gid=<egid>.where <performed action
on the file> is set to one of the following:
• failed to change the owner of
• failed to change the permissions of
• failed to open for
• failed to rename the file
• failed to create the file (and
overwrite any existing file)
• failed to truncate the file
• failed the delete the file
• failed to delete the directory
StringDetailsargv[8]
The event that triggered
the alert.
Following are the possible values:
• Failed attempt to change the owner
of
• Failed attempt to change the
permissions of
• Failed attempt to open for
• Failed attempt to rename the file
• Failed attempt to create the file (and
overwrite any existing file)
• Failed attempt to truncate the file
• Failed attempt to delete the file
• Failed attempt to delete the directory
StringEventargv[9]
NOTE: See Table B-1 (page 161) in Appendix B for the definition of additional arguments that
can be used to access specific alert information (for example, pid and ppid) without parsing the
string alert fields.
Limitations
The Modification of Another User’s File template has no limitations.
Login/Logout Template
The vulnerability addressed by this template
Certain privileged user accounts (such as adm, bin, sys) are intended to be used by system
programs only for maintenance purposes. If these user accounts are enabled, and an attacker
has compromised one of these user account passwords, the system is vulnerable to being
compromised by an attacker either logging in to the system as a privileged user or running the
su command to assume the identity of a privileged user.
Login/Logout Template 147