Advisory Details

May 11th, 2010

HP OpenView NNM snmpviewer.exe CGI Multiple Variable Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-10-083
ZDI-CAN-566

CVE ID CVE-2010-1552
CVSS SCORE 10.0, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
AFFECTED VENDORS Hewlett-Packard
AFFECTED PRODUCTS OpenView Network Node Manager
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['9268']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of HP Network Node Manager. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the snmpviewer.exe CGI. The doLoad function in this process calls sprintf() with a %s format specifier and unsanitized user input retrieved from two separate POST variables (act and app). By providing large enough strings a remote attacker can cause a stack-based buffer overflow and eventually execute arbitrary code under the context of the webserver process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Hewlett-Packard has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02153379
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2010-02-11 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2010-05-11 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Anonymous
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