HPE Intelligent Management Center 7.2 input validation

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7.4	$5k-$25k	0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in HPE Intelligent Management Center 7.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-8955. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in HPE Intelligent Management Center 7.2 (Log Management Software). This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A Remote Code Execution vulnerability in HPE Intelligent Management Center (iMC) PLAT version 7.2 was found.

The bug was discovered 07/21/2017. The weakness was disclosed 02/15/2018 by sztivi with Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is shared at support.hpe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-8955 since 05/15/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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 $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/04/2021).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 209 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 99925†). The entries VDB-113456 and VDB-113459 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Log Management Software

Vendor

• HPE

Name

• Intelligent Management Center

Version

• 7.2

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.hpe.com/

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.5
NVD Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

05/15/2017 🔍
07/21/2017 +67 days 🔍
07/22/2017 +1 days 🔍
02/15/2018 +208 days 🔍
02/15/2018 +0 days 🔍
02/16/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/04/2021 +1084 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hpe.com

Advisory: support.hpe.com
Researcher: sztivi working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative. (sztivi)
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-8955 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-8955
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-113457
SecurityFocus: 99925 - HP Intelligent Management Center PLAT Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/16/2018 12:52
Updated: 02/04/2021 08:57
Changes: 02/16/2018 12:52 (59), 01/06/2020 09:36 (6), 02/04/2021 08:57 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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