(0Day) Hewlett-Packard Data Protector Client EXEC_CMD Perl Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

February 7th, 2011
ZDI-11-055 ZDI-CAN-419

CVE ID

CVE-2011-0923

CVSS Score

10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Vendors

Hewlett-Packard

Affected Products

Data Protector

Vulnerability Details

This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute remote code on vulnerable installations of the Hewlett-Packard Data Protector client. User interaction is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the filtering of arguments to the EXEC_CMD command. The Data Protector client allows remote connections to execute files within it's local bin directory. By supplying maliciously crafted input to the EXEC_CMD a remote attacker can interact with a Perl interpreter and execute arbitrary code under the context of the current user.

Additional Details

Disclosure Timeline

  • 2009-01-26 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2011-02-07 - Coordinated public release of advisory

Credit

Anonymous

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