HP OpenView Network Node Manager Remote Code Execution

Notification Type: IBM Internet Security Systems Protection Advisory
Notification Date: December 09, 2009
Notification Version: 1.1
   
Name: HP OpenView Network Node Manager Remote Code Execution
Public disclosure/
In the wild date:		 December 09, 2009
CVE:

CVE-2009-0898
Description:

By sending a specially-crafted HTTP request, a remote attacker could exploit a vulnerability in the HP OpenView Network Node Manager to execute arbitrary code on the system.
Discoverer:

Takehiro Takahashi of IBM X-Force

 

ISS Coverage
Product Content Version
Proventia Network IDS
Proventia Network IPS
Proventia Network MFS
Proventia Server (Linux)
RealSecure Network
RealSecure Server Sensor		 29.060
Proventia Desktop
Proventia Server IPS (Windows)		 2400
Propagation Techniques ISS Protection Available

remote exploit

 

HTTP_Network_Management_Overflow

09 JUN 2009

Detailed Description
Business Impact:

Compromise of networks and machines using affected versions of the HP OpenView Network Node Manager may lead to exposure of confidential information, loss of productivity, and further network compromise. An attacker does not need to entice any kind of user interaction to trigger this vulnerability.  Successful exploitation would grant an attacker SYSTEM level access.

*CVSS Base Score: 10.0
  Access Vector: Network
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality Impact: Complete
Integrity Impact: Complete
Availability Impact: Complete
Adjusted Temporal Score: 7.4
  Exploitability: Unproven
Remediation Level: Official-Patch
Report Confidence: Confirmed
Affected Products: For a full list of affected versions, see references below.
Technical Description:

HP OpenView Network Node Manager permits unauthenticated users to send arbitrary HTTP requests. A malicious user can send a specifically-crafted HTTP message and overflow the vulnerable stack buffer.

Remediation:

Patches are available for this issue. See References for details.

References
XFDB: http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/50671
HP: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01950877

Revision History
1.0 Initial publication.
1.1 Corrected the release date.

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