[security bulletin] SSRT051023 rev.1 - HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) Remote Unauthorized Privileged Access
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HP SECURITY BULLETIN
HPSBMA01224 REVISION: 1
SSRT051023 rev.1 - HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM)
Remote Unauthorized Privileged Access
NOTICE:
The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon
as soon as possible.
INITIAL RELEASE:
04 September 2005
POTENTIAL SECURITY IMPACT:
Remote Unauthorized Privileged Access
SOURCE:
Hewlett-Packard Company
HP Software Security Response Team
VULNERABILITY SUMMARY:
Potential vulnerabilities have been identified with OpenView
Network Node Manager (OV NNM). These vulnerabilities could be
exploited remotely by an unauthorized user to gain privileged
access.
REFERENCES:
Portcullis Security Advisory 05-014
SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed.
->OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 6.2, 6.4, 7.01, 7.50
running on HP-UX B.11.00, B.11.11, and B.11.23, Solaris,
Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Linux.
BACKGROUND:
->HP Company wishes to thank NGSSoftware for reporting these
->vulnerabilities to us and assisting us to protect all of our
->valued customers.
AFFECTED VERSIONS
Note: To determine if an HP-UX system has an affected
version, search the output of
"swlist -a revision -l fileset"
for an affected fileset. Then determine if the
recommended patch or update is installed.
HP-UX B.11.00
HP-UX B.11.11
HP-UX B.11.23
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OVNNMgr.OVNNM-RUN
->action: move connectedNodes.ovpl, cdpView.ovpl, and
->freeIPaddrs.ovpl from /opt/OV/www/cgi-bin/ into another
->directory
For Solaris OV NNM 6.2, 6.4, 7.01, 7.50
SunOS 5.6
SunOS 5.7
SunOS 5.8
SunOS 5.9
=============
->action: move connectedNodes.ovpl, cdpView.ovpl, and
->freeIPaddrs.ovpl from /opt/OV/www/cgi-bin/ into another
->directory
For Windows OV NNM 6.2, 6.4, 7.01, 7.50
Windows NT
Windows 2000
Windows XP
=============
->action: move connectedNodes.ovpl, cdpView.ovpl, and
->freeIPaddrs.ovpl from \www\cgi-bin\ into another
->directory
For Linux OV NNM 7.01, 7.50
Linux RedHatAS2.1
=============
->action: move connectedNodes.ovpl, cdpView.ovpl, and
->freeIPaddrs.ovpl from /opt/OV/www/cgi-bin/ into another
->directory
END AFFECTED VERSIONS
RESOLUTION:
->Until patches are available the potential vulnerability can be
avoided by moving the connectedNodes.ovpl, cdpView.ovpl, and
freeIPaddrs.ovpl files from the cgi-bin directory into another
directory. The directory should not have write permissions for
ordinary users.
- ->The connectedNodes.ovpl, cdpView.ovpl, and freeIPaddrs.ovpl
files are located in the /opt/OV/www/cgi-bin/ directory for HP-UX,
Solaris, and Linux. The files are located in the \www\cgi-bin\
for Windows 2000, Windows NT, and Windows XP.
MANUAL ACTIONS: Yes - NonUpdate
->Move connectedNodes.ovpl, cdpView.ovpl, and freeIPaddrs.ovpl
from the cgi-bin directory into another directory.
BULLETIN REVISION HISTORY:
Revision 0: 26 August 2005
Initial release
Revision 1: 4 September 2005
Added cdpView.ovpl and freeIPaddrs.ovpl.
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