Title: HP Data Protector Express 'dpwinsup.dll' Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Severity: CRITICAL
Description:
HP Data Protector Express is a backup and recovery solution.
HP Data Protector Express is prone to a privilege-escalation vulnerability.
This issue affects the 'dpwinsup.dll' module used by the 'dpwingad' process and is triggered when the affected server receives a malformed packet on TCP port 3817. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges or cause denial-of-service conditions. Successful exploits may result in the complete compromise of affected computers.
UPDATE (June 23, 2009): This issue was originally reported as a local vulnerability. Additional reports indicate that remote attacks are possible.
The issue affects the following:
HP Data Protector Express and SSE 3.x prior to build 47065
HP Data Protector Express and SSE 4.x prior to build 46537
Affected Products:
- HP Data Protector Express 3
- HP Data Protector Express 4
- HP Data Protector Express SSE 3
- HP Data Protector Express SSE 4
References:
- HP: HP Data Protector Express Software - Specifications
- HP: HPSBMA02417 SSRT090031 rev.1 - HP Data Protector Express and HP Data Protector E
- iViZ Security Research Team: HP DataProtector Memory Leak / Denial of Service
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