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[Full-disclosure] Secunia Research: HP Power Manager "formExportDataLogs" Buffer Overflow
From: Secunia Research <remove-vuln_at_nospam>Date: Wed Jan 20 2010 - 12:22:15 GMT
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Secunia Research 20/01/2010 - HP Power Manager "formExportDataLogs" Buffer Overflow -
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Table of Contents Affected Software....................................................1 Severity.............................................................2 Vendor's Description of Software.....................................3 Description of Vulnerability.........................................4 Solution.............................................................5 Time Table...........................................................6 Credits..............................................................7 References...........................................................8 About Secunia........................................................9 Verification........................................................10
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1) Affected Software
- HP Power Manager version 4.2.9.
NOTE: Other versions may also be affected.
2) Severity
Rating: Moderately critical
Impact: System access
Where: Local network
3) Vendor's Description of Software
"HP Power Manager is a web-based application that enables administrators to manage an HP UPS from a browser-based management console. ... A familiar browser interface provides secure access to Management Servers anywhere on the network."
Product Link:
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantstorage/power-
protection/software/power-manager/index.html
4) Description of Vulnerability
Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in HP Power Manager, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when processing parameters sent to the /goform/formExportDataLogs URL. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via an overly long "fileName" parameter.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
5) Solution
Update to version 4.2.10.
6) Time Table 10/11/2009 - Vendor notified. 11/11/2009 - Vendor response. 05/01/2010 - Vendor provides status update. 20/01/2010 - Public disclosure.
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7) Credits
Discovered by Alin Rad Pop, Secunia Research.
8) References
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned CVE-2009-3999 for the vulnerability.
9) About Secunia
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- Verification
Please verify this advisory by visiting the Secunia website: http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-47/
Complete list of vulnerability reports published by Secunia Research: http://secunia.com/secunia_research/
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