HP LoadRunner up to 11.51 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in HP LoadRunner up to 11.51. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-4837. Moreover, an exploit is present. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP LoadRunner up to 11.51 and classified as very critical. 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 Virtual User Generator in HP LoadRunner before 11.52 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka ZDI-CAN-1832.

The weakness was disclosed 11/04/2013 (Website). The advisory is shared at h20564.www2.hp.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-4837 since 07/12/2013. 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 price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/22/2025).

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70806 (HP LoadRunner < 11.52 Patch 1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121723 (HP LoadRunner Virtual User Generator Code Execution Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 9.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 13646.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (88454), Exploit-DB (30209), Tenable (70806), SecurityFocus (BID 63475†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42377†). The entries VDB-65419, VDB-65418 and VDB-69400 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 70806
Nessus Name: HP LoadRunner < 11.52 Patch 1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Saint ID: exploit_info/hp_loadrunner_emulationadmin_trav
Saint Name: HP LoadRunner Virtual User Generator EmulationAdmin service directory traversal

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MetaSploit ID: hp_loadrunner_copyfiletoserver.rb
MetaSploit Name: HP LoadRunner EmulationAdmin Web Service Directory Traversal
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: LoadRunner 9.0.0
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Timelineinfo

07/12/2013 🔍
10/30/2013 +110 days 🔍
11/04/2013 +5 days 🔍
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11/09/2013 +5 days 🔍
11/26/2013 +17 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +483 days 🔍
06/22/2025 +3743 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: h20564.www2.hp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2013-4837 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4837
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-65417

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X-Force: 88454
SecurityFocus: 63475
Vulnerability Center: 42377 - HP LoadRunner Prior to 11.52 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution (CVE-2013-4837), Critical

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

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 06/22/2025 04:48
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (74), 05/15/2017 12:04 (3), 01/10/2022 08:56 (2), 06/22/2025 04:48 (20)
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Cache ID: 216:5C3:103

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