HP Power Manager up to 4.2.8 fileName memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in HP Power Manager up to 4.2.8. Impacted is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation of the argument fileName can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2009-3999. In addition, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HP Power Manager up to 4.2.8 and classified as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument fileName 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:

Stack-based buffer overflow in goform/formExportDataLogs in HP Power Manager before 4.2.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long fileName parameter.

The weakness was presented 01/20/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-3999. 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 current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/17/2025).

A public exploit has been developed in Ruby. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44109 (HP Power Manager < 4.2.10), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

Upgrading to version 4.2.9 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9477.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (44109), SecurityFocus (BID 37867†), Secunia (SA37280†), SecurityTracker (ID 1023470†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24673†). See VDB-51629 and VDB-50719 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 44109
Nessus Name: HP Power Manager < 4.2.10
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OpenVAS ID: 100457
OpenVAS Name: HP Power Manager Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
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Saint ID: exploit_info/hp_power_manager_formexportdatalogs
Saint Name: HP Power Manager formExportDataLogs buffer overflow

MetaSploit ID: hp_power_manager_filename.rb
MetaSploit Name: HP Power Manager formExportDataLogs Buffer Overflow
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Power Manager 4.2.9
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11/19/2009 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-3999 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3999
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51628
SecurityFocus: 37867 - HP Power Manager 'formExportDataLogs' Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 37280
SecurityTracker: 1023470
Vulnerability Center: 24673 - HP Power Manager \x3C4.2.10 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via a Long FileName Parameter, Critical

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

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 05/17/2025 18:39
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (70), 02/20/2017 10:11 (12), 08/31/2021 12:30 (2), 08/31/2021 12:38 (2), 07/28/2024 15:03 (16), 09/07/2024 19:59 (2), 04/11/2025 10:34 (3), 05/17/2025 18:39 (1)
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