VUPEN Security Research - HP OpenView Network Node Manager "ov.dll" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CVE-2010-2704) http://www.vupen.com/english/research.php I. BACKGROUND --------------------- "HP OpenView Network Node Manager is the market-leading network management solution that enables problem detection for the entire environment utilizing a wide range of statistics, alarms, maps, graphs and charts on a single display." from hp.com II. DESCRIPTION --------------------- VUPEN Vulnerability Research Team discovered a critical vulnerability in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM). This vulnerability is caused by a buffer overflow error in the "ov.dll" library when processing certain arguments supplied via CGI executables, which could be exploited by remote unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code. III. AFFECTED PRODUCTS --------------------------- HP OpenView Network Node Manager version 7.51 (HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows) HP OpenView Network Node Manager version 7.53 (HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows) IV. Binary Analysis & Proof-of-concept --------------------------------------- In-depth binary analysis of the vulnerability and a code execution exploit are available through the VUPEN Binary Analysis & Exploits Service : http://www.vupen.com/english/services/ba-index.php V. VUPEN Threat Protection Program ----------------------------------- Governments and Intelligence agencies who are members of the VUPEN Threat Protection Program (TPP) have been alerted about the vulnerability when it was discovered by VUPEN, and have received a detailed detection guidance to proactively protect national and critical infrastructures against potential attacks exploiting this vulnerability: http://www.vupen.com/english/services/tpp-index.php VI. SOLUTION ---------------- Apply patches: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c 02290344 VII. CREDIT -------------- This vulnerability was discovered by Sebastien Renaud of VUPEN Security VIII. ABOUT VUPEN Security --------------------------- VUPEN is a leading IT security research company providing vulnerability management and security intelligence solutions which enable enterprises and institutions to eliminate vulnerabilities before they can be exploited, ensure security policy compliance and meaningfully measure and manage risks. Governmental and federal agencies, and global enterprises in the financial services, insurance, manufacturing and technology industries rely on VUPEN to improve their security, prioritize resources, cut time and costs, and stay ahead of the latest threats. * VUPEN Vulnerability Notification Service (VNS) : http://www.vupen.com/english/services/vns-index.php * VUPEN Binary Analysis & Exploits Service (BAE) : http://www.vupen.com/english/services/ba-index.php * VUPEN Threat Protection Program for Govs (TPP) : http://www.vupen.com/english/services/tpp-index.php * VUPEN Web Application Security Scanner (WASS) : http://www.vupen.com/english/services/wass-index.php IX. REFERENCES ---------------------- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1866 http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c 02290344 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-2704 X. DISCLOSURE TIMELINE ----------------------------- 2010-06-16 - Vendor and TPP customers notified 2010-06-16 - Vendor response 2010-07-02 - Status update received 2010-07-21 - Coordinated public Disclosure