HP Vertica 7.1.1 UDx vertica-udx-zygote access control

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7.3$5k-$25k0.00

A vulnerability was found in HP Vertica 7.1.1 UDx. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the component vertica-udx-zygote. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The vertica-udx-zygote process in HP Vertica 7.1.1 UDx does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted packet, aka ZDI-CAN-2914.

The weakness was disclosed 11/04/2015 with Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) as ZDI-CAN-2914 as not defined advisory (ZDI). The advisory is shared at h20566.www2.hpe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-6867 since 09/10/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/13/2018). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370906 (HP Vertica Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (HPSBMU03518)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 19853.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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09/10/2015 🔍
11/02/2015 +53 days 🔍
11/03/2015 +1 days 🔍
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11/04/2015 +1 days 🔍
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11/17/2015 +13 days 🔍
04/13/2018 +878 days 🔍

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Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: ZDI-CAN-2914
Organization: Zero Day Initiative (ZDI)
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-6867 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 54438 - HP Vertica 7.1.1 Udx Remote Code Execution via a Crafted Packet, High
SecurityFocus: 77405 - HP Vertica CVE-2015-6867 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 11/04/2015 10:04
Updated: 04/13/2018 08:44
Changes: 11/04/2015 10:04 (51), 04/13/2018 08:44 (12)
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