Title: HP OpenView Network Node Manager Arbitrary Privilege Elevation Vulnerability
Severity: MODERATE
Description:
HP Network Node Manager is a commercial systems management software package distributed by Hewlett-Packard.
A problem in Network Node Manager (NNM) has been discovered that can allow users to gain elevated privileges. The problem involves the handling of long hostnames.
When OpenView is passed a hostname of a length greater than 256 bytes, a buffer overflow occurs. This could result in the execution of arbitrary code, and privilege elevation on the host.
It has not been made clear by HP whether this vulnerability is local or remote, and no further details are available.
Affected Products:
- HP OpenView Network Node Manager 5.0.0 1 HP-UX
- HP OpenView Network Node Manager 5.0.0 1 Solaris
- HP OpenView Network Node Manager 6.1.0 HP-UX 10.X
- HP OpenView Network Node Manager 6.1.0 HP-UX 11.X
- HP OpenView Network Node Manager 6.1.0 Solaris
- HP OpenView Network Node Manager 6.2.0 HP-UX 10.X
- HP OpenView Network Node Manager 6.2.0 HP-UX 11.X
- HP OpenView Network Node Manager 6.2.0 Solaris
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