HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.53 ovsessionmgr.exe passwd memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.53. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file ovsessionmgr.exe. Executing a manipulation of the argument passwd can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-4176. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.53 (Network Management Software) and classified as very critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file ovsessionmgr.exe. The manipulation of the argument passwd 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:

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in ovsessionmgr.exe in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.01, 7.51, and 7.53 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) userid or (2) passwd parameter to ovlogin.exe.

The weakness was released 12/10/2009 by Aaron Portnoy (TippingPoint) with Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-4176 since 12/03/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/28/2021).

A public exploit has been developed in Python. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43142 (HP-UX PHSS_40374 : s700_800 11.X OV NNM7.53 PA-RISC Intermediate Patch 25), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family HP-UX Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 42024 (HP OpenView Network Node Manager Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities).

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 8331.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54660), Tenable (43142), SecurityFocus (BID 37261†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24440†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-51112, VDB-51111, VDB-51110 and VDB-51109. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 43142
Nessus Name: HP-UX PHSS_40374 : s700_800 11.X OV NNM7.53 PA-RISC Intermediate Patch 25
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11/19/2009 🔍
12/03/2009 +14 days 🔍
12/09/2009 +6 days 🔍
12/10/2009 +1 days 🔍
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12/22/2009 +12 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1912 days 🔍
08/28/2021 +2355 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Aaron Portnoy (TippingPoint)
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-4176 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4176
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51106

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X-Force: 54660
SecurityFocus: 37261 - RETIRED: HP OpenView Network Node Manager Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 24440 - HP OpenView NNM ovsessionmgr.exe Userid or Passwd Parameters Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, Critical

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

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/28/2021 14:41
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (64), 02/18/2017 09:45 (16), 08/28/2021 14:41 (2)
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