HP OpenView Storage Data Protector up to 5.5 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP OpenView Storage Data Protector up to 5.5. It has been declared as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2006-2579. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in HP OpenView Storage Data Protector up to 5.5 (Network Management Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in HP OpenView Storage Data Protector 5.1 and 5.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

The bug was discovered 05/22/2006. The weakness was published 05/24/2006 with HP (Website). The advisory is shared for download at h20000.www2.hp.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-2579 since 05/24/2006. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23629 (HP-UX PHSS_35142 : s700_800 11.X OV DP5.50 PA-RISC patch - CORE packet), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family HP-UX Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at hprc.external.hp.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (26635), Tenable (23629), SecurityFocus (BID 18095†), OSVDB (25869†) and Secunia (SA20196†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 23629
Nessus Name: HP-UX PHSS_35142 : s700_800 11.X OV DP5.50 PA-RISC patch - CORE packet
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: hprc.external.hp.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: h20000.www2.hp.com⛔
Researcher: http://www.hp.com
Organization: HP
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-2579 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2579
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2260
X-Force: 26635 - HP OpenView Storage Data Protector command execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 18095 - HP OpenView Storage Data Protector Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 20196 - HP OpenView Storage Data Protector Arbitrary Command Execution, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 25869 - HP OpenView Storage Data Protector Remote Unauthenticated Arbitrary Command Execution
SecurityTracker: 1016138
Vulnerability Center: 11687 - HP OpenView Storage Data Protector Unspecified Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-1946

Entryinfo

Created: 05/30/2006 11:49
Updated: 06/19/2019 16:10
Changes: 05/30/2006 11:49 (94), 06/19/2019 16:10 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:1DF:103

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