VDB-113473 · CVE-2017-8979 · Qualys 43572

HPE Integrated Lights-Out 2 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HPE Integrated Lights-Out 2 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2017-8979. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in HPE Integrated Lights-Out 2 (Network Management Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Security vulnerabilities in the HPE Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2) firmware could be exploited remotely to allow authentication bypass, code execution, and denial of service.

The bug was discovered 02/15/2018. The weakness was presented 02/15/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at support.hpe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-8979 since 05/15/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 01/06/2020). 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 43572 (HPE Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2) Multiple Remote Security Vulnerabilities).

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

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/15/2017 🔍
02/15/2018 +276 days 🔍
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02/16/2018 +1 days 🔍
01/06/2020 +689 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hpe.com

Advisory: support.hpe.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-8979 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-8979
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-113473

Entryinfo

Created: 02/16/2018 12:56
Updated: 01/06/2020 11:07
Changes: 02/16/2018 12:56 (58), 01/06/2020 11:07 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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