HP Data Protector Express prior 5.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in HP Data Protector Express. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-0122. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in HP Data Protector Express (Backup Software). This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in HP Data Protector Express (aka DPX) 5.0.00 before build 59287 and 6.0.00 before build 11974 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via unknown vectors, aka ZDI-CAN-1393.

The weakness was shared 03/13/2012 by Aaron Portnoy (e6af8de8b1d4b2b6d5ba2610cbf9cd38) as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-0122 since 12/13/2011. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 11/30/2021).

A public exploit has been developed in Ruby. The exploit is available 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 58399 (HP Data Protector Express 5.x < 5.0.0 Build 59287 / 6.x < 6.0.0 Build 11974 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

Upgrading to version 5.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12397.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (73946), Tenable (58399), SecurityFocus (BID 52431†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-34727†). The entries VDB-60421, VDB-60420 and VDB-60418 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: 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: 58399
Nessus Name: HP Data Protector Express 5.x < 5.0.0 Build 59287 / 6.x < 6.0.0 Build 11974 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Data Protector Express 5.0
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Timelineinfo

12/13/2011 🔍
03/13/2012 +91 days 🔍
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03/26/2012 +13 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1092 days 🔍
11/30/2021 +2444 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Aaron Portnoy (e6af8de8b1d4b2b6d5ba2610cbf9cd38)
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-0122 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0122
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60419
X-Force: 73946
SecurityFocus: 52431 - HP Data Protector Express Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 34727 - HP Data Protector Express 5.* and 6.* Unspecified Vulnerability (CVE-2012-0122), Critical

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

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/30/2021 15:15
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (57), 04/19/2017 10:31 (15), 11/30/2021 15:15 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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