-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 iDefense Security Advisory 06.26.09 http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/ Jun 26, 2009 I. BACKGROUND HP Network Node Manager (NNM) is an application suite that is used to map out and manage network topography. NNM runs on a variety of platforms, including Linux and multiple versions of Windows. For more information, see the vendor's site at the following link. http://www.openview.hp.com/products/nnm/index.html II. DESCRIPTION Remote exploitation of a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability in Hewlett-Packard Development Co. LP (HP)'s Network Node Manager could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the affected service. The vulnerability exists within the 'rping' application, which is distributed with the Linux version of NNM. It is possible for a remote attacker to launch the 'rping' application and trigger a stack based buffer overflow. III. ANALYSIS Exploitation of this vulnerability results in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the affected service. On RedHat Enterprise 4, the application is started as the user 'bin'. 'rping' is not compiled with compiler protections such as stack cookies or the -pie flag, which makes exploitation less difficult. IV. DETECTION iDefense has confirmed the existence of this vulnerability in Network Node Manager version 7.53 for Linux. Previous versions may also be affected. The Windows version is not affected. V. WORKAROUND By default, the webappmon.exe CGI application does not require a user to be authenticated. By changing the session.conf file and setting UserLogin to ON, it is possible to require valid credentials in order to run. The 'ovhtpasswd' application can then be used to add valid credentials. VI. VENDOR RESPONSE Hewlett-Packard Development Co. LP (HP) has released a patch which addresses this issue. Directly downloadable vendor updates for this report are accessible via the iDefense Intelligence web portal (https://ialert.idefense.com) and the iDefense Intelligence XML web service. Information about non-directly downloadable vendor updates can be found by clicking on the URLs shown. http://support.openview.hp.com/selfsolve/patches VII. CVE INFORMATION The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned the name CVE-2009-1420 to this issue. This is a candidate for inclusion in the CVE list (http://cve.mitre.org/), which standardizes names for security problems. VIII. DISCLOSURE TIMELINE 05/19/2008 - Initial Contact 07/10/2008 - Initial Vendor Reply 06/30/2008 - Vendor validated issue 06/30/2008 - Vendor requested PoC 07/10/2008 - PoC sent to vendor 06/09/2009 - Vendor Patched 06/25/2009 - Requested Status from Vendor 06/25/2009 - Vendor provides disclosure details 06/26/2009 - Coordinated Public Disclosure IX. CREDIT The discoverer of this vulnerability wishes to remain anonymous. Get paid for vulnerability research http://labs.idefense.com/methodology/vulnerability/vcp.php Free tools, research and upcoming events http://labs.idefense.com/ X. LEGAL NOTICES Copyright © 2009 iDefense, Inc. Permission is granted for the redistribution of this alert electronically. It may not be edited in any way without the express written consent of iDefense. If you wish to reprint the whole or any part of this alert in any other medium other than electronically, please e-mail customerservice@xxxxxxxxxxxx for permission. Disclaimer: The information in the advisory is believed to be accurate at the time of publishing based on currently available information. Use of the information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are no warranties with regard to this information. Neither the author nor the publisher accepts any liability for any direct, indirect, or consequential loss or damage arising from use of, or reliance on, this information. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFKRSssbjs6HoxIfBkRAlWaAKDg6DYK5DorjrR9rSnUh/WeEHOtjwCgoj41 4QUdd3b1s5BNkhEhDu+mUl8= =ix9i -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
