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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.
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2) Severity
Rating: Moderately critical
Impact: System access
Where: Local network
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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
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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.
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5) Solution
Update to version 4.2.10.
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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.
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8) References
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned
CVE-2009-3999 for the vulnerability.
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10) Verification
Please verify this advisory by visiting the Secunia website:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-47/
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