HP Procurve Switch 4000M up to C.09.15 HTTP Administration Interface denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in HP Procurve Switch 4000M up to C.09.15. This affects an unknown part of the component HTTP Administration Interface. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-1147. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in HP Procurve Switch 4000M up to C.09.15 (Router Operating System). This affects an unknown code of the component HTTP Administration Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

The HTTP administration interface for HP Procurve 4000M Switch firmware before C.09.16, with stacking features and remote administration enabled, does not authenticate requests to reset the device, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a direct request to the device_reset CGI program.

The weakness was published 10/11/2002 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-1147. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86610 (HP Procurve Switch Device Reset Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version C.09.16 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10172), Exploit-DB (21828), SecurityFocus (BID 5784†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6361†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Procurve Switch 4000M C.09.16

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09/23/2002 🔍
09/24/2002 +1 days 🔍
10/11/2002 +17 days 🔍
10/11/2002 +0 days 🔍
12/09/2004 +790 days 🔍
07/30/2014 +3520 days 🔍
09/08/2025 +4058 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-1147 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1147
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19065
X-Force: 10172
SecurityFocus: 5784 - HP Procurve 4000M Switch Device Reset Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 6361 - DoS in HP Procurve Switch via device_reset? Commands, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2014 16:54
Updated: 09/08/2025 07:55
Changes: 07/30/2014 16:54 (58), 05/27/2019 07:12 (2), 09/13/2024 14:39 (25), 09/08/2025 07:55 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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

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