HP ProCurve -/Id116as0hr/Id116as04p/Id117as00h/Id126as0fb Compact Flash Card insecure inherited permissions

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in HP ProCurve -/Id116as0hr/Id116as04p/Id117as00h/Id126as0fb. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Compact Flash Card. This manipulation causes insecure inherited permissions. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2012-0133. Moreover, an exploit is present. Due to its background and reception, this vulnerability has an historic impact. A worm is propagating and is automatically exploiting this vulnerability.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HP ProCurve -/Id116as0hr/Id116as04p/Id117as00h/Id126as0fb (Router Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Compact Flash Card. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insecure inherited permissions vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-277. A product defines a set of insecure permissions that are inherited by objects that are created by the program. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

HP ProCurve 5400 zl switches with certain serial numbers include a compact flash card that contains an unspecified virus, which might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on a PC by leveraging manual transfer of this card.

The weakness was disclosed 04/10/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at h20000.www2.hp.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-0133 since 12/13/2011. Attacking locally is a requirement. A single authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/05/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK. Due to its background and reception, this vulnerability has a historic impact.

It is declared as attacked. A worm is spreading, which is automatically exploiting this vulnerability. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69323 (HP ProCurve 5400 zl Switches Compact Flash Card Security Issue), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc.. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43237 (HP ProCurve 5400zl Switch Malicious Compact Flash Card).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at h20000.www2.hp.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (74819), Tenable (69323), SecurityFocus (BID 52990†), OSVDB (81315†) and Secunia (SA48738†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
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VulDB Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Insecure inherited permissions
CWE: CWE-277 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Attacked
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Nessus ID: 69323
Nessus Name: HP ProCurve 5400 zl Switches Compact Flash Card Security Issue
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Upgrade: h20000.www2.hp.com

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08/27/2008 🔍
12/13/2011 +1203 days 🔍
04/10/2012 +119 days 🔍
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04/11/2012 +1 days 🔍
04/12/2012 +1 days 🔍
04/23/2012 +11 days 🔍
04/24/2012 +1 days 🔍
04/25/2012 +1 days 🔍
08/13/2013 +475 days 🔍
01/05/2025 +4163 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: h20000.www2.hp.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-0133 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0133
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5287

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X-Force: 74819
SecurityFocus: 52990 - HP ProCurve 5400 zl Switches 'Compact Flash Card' Security Issue
Secunia: 48738 - HP ProCurve 5400 zl Switch Malware Infected Compact Flash Card, Less Critical
OSVDB: 81315
SecurityTracker: 1026916 - HP ProCurve 5400 zl Switch Includes Malware Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 34946 - HP ProCurve 5400 ZL Switches Compact Flash Unspecified Virus Allows Remote Code Execution, Low

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

Entryinfo

Created: 04/25/2012 10:48
Updated: 01/05/2025 12:14
Changes: 04/25/2012 10:48 (74), 04/11/2017 10:59 (10), 03/24/2021 07:50 (3), 01/05/2025 12:14 (20)
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Cache ID: 216:5EF:103

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