module
HP OpenView Network Node Manager execvp_nc Buffer Overflow
Disclosed | Created |
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2010-07-20 | 2018-05-30 |
Disclosed
2010-07-20
Created
2018-05-30
Description
This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.53
prior to NNM_01207 or NNM_01206 without the SSRT100025 hotfix. By specifying a long 'sel'
parameter when calling methods within the 'webappmon.exe' CGI program, an attacker can
cause a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code.
This vulnerability is not triggerable via a GET request due to limitations on the
request size. The buffer being targeted is 16384 bytes in size. There are actually two
adjacent buffers that both get overflowed (one into the other), and strcat is used.
The vulnerable code is within the "execvp_nc" function within "ov.dll" prior to
v 1.30.12.69. There are no stack cookies, so exploitation is easily achieved by
overwriting the saved return address or SEH frame.
This vulnerability might also be triggerable via other CGI programs, however this was
not fully investigated.
prior to NNM_01207 or NNM_01206 without the SSRT100025 hotfix. By specifying a long 'sel'
parameter when calling methods within the 'webappmon.exe' CGI program, an attacker can
cause a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code.
This vulnerability is not triggerable via a GET request due to limitations on the
request size. The buffer being targeted is 16384 bytes in size. There are actually two
adjacent buffers that both get overflowed (one into the other), and strcat is used.
The vulnerable code is within the "execvp_nc" function within "ov.dll" prior to
v 1.30.12.69. There are no stack cookies, so exploitation is easily achieved by
overwriting the saved return address or SEH frame.
This vulnerability might also be triggerable via other CGI programs, however this was
not fully investigated.
Authors
Shahin Ramezany shahin@abysssec.com
sinn3r sinn3r@metasploit.com
jduck jduck@metasploit.com
sinn3r sinn3r@metasploit.com
jduck jduck@metasploit.com
Platform
Windows
References
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