HP OpenView Network Node Manager 'OvWebHelp.exe' Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:37340

Info

HP OpenView Network Node Manager 'OvWebHelp.exe' Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 37340
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2009-4178
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 09 2009 12:00AM
Updated: May 05 2010 05:12PM
Credit: Aaron Portnoy of TippingPoint DVLabs
Vulnerable: HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.50 Windows 2000/XP
HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.50 Solaris
HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.50 Linux
HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.50 HP-UX 11.X
HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.50
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 'OvWebHelp.exe' Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

HP OpenView Network Node Manager is prone to a remote heap-based buffer-overflow vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM-level privileges. Successful exploits will completely compromise affected computers. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service condition.

NOTE: This issue was previously covered in BID 37261 (HP OpenView Network Node Manager Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities), but has been assigned its own record to better document it.

Exploit / POC

HP OpenView Network Node Manager 'OvWebHelp.exe' Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Exploits are available.

Solution / Fix

HP OpenView Network Node Manager 'OvWebHelp.exe' Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for details.

References

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