Novell Zenworks Handheld Management 7 ZfHIPCND.exe memory corruption

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Novell Zenworks Handheld Management 7. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown function of the file ZfHIPCND.exe. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-4299. In addition, an exploit is available.
Details
A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Novell Zenworks Handheld Management 7. This affects an unknown function of the file ZfHIPCND.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Heap-based buffer overflow in ZfHIPCND.exe in Novell Zenworks 7 Handheld Management (ZHM) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request to TCP port 2400.
The weakness was presented 11/22/2010 by Francis Provencher (TippingPoint) with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-4299. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/12/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.
A public exploit has been developed in Python. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 50679 (Novell ZENworks Handheld Management ZfHIPCND.exe Unspecified Buffer Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.
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 10642.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (50679), SecurityFocus (BID 44732†), SecurityTracker (ID 1024691†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28419†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.novell.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.1
VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.1
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 50679
Nessus Name: Novell ZENworks Handheld Management ZfHIPCND.exe Unspecified Buffer Overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 801645
OpenVAS Name: Novell ZENworks Handheld Management ZfHIPCND.exe Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
11/07/2010 🔍11/08/2010 🔍
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03/19/2015 🔍
11/12/2024 🔍
Sources
Vendor: novell.comAdvisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Researcher: Francis Provencher (TippingPoint)
Organization: TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-4299 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-4299
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55503
SecurityFocus: 44732 - Novell GroupWise Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 42130
SecurityTracker: 1024691
Vulnerability Center: 28419 - Novell ZENworks Handheld Management 7 SP1 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, High
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/19/2015 14:37Updated: 11/12/2024 03:47
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (62), 03/10/2017 10:24 (14), 10/05/2021 12:13 (4), 10/05/2021 12:21 (1), 11/12/2024 03:47 (19)
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