[security bulletin] HPSBMA02244 SSRT061260 rev.1 - HP OpenView Business Process Insight and Related Products Running Shared Trace Service, Remote Arbitrary Code Execution
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SUPPORT COMMUNICATION - SECURITY BULLETIN
Document ID: c01114023
Version: 1
HPSBMA02244 SSRT061260 rev.1 - HP OpenView Business Process Insight and Related
Products Running Shared Trace Service, Remote Arbitrary Code Execution
NOTICE: The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon as soon
as possible.
Release Date: 2007-08-07
Last Updated: 2007-08-07
Potential Security Impact: Remote arbitrary code execution
Source: Hewlett-Packard Company, HP Software Security Response Team
VULNERABILITY SUMMARY
A potential security vulnerability has been identified with the HP OpenView
Business Process Insight family of products running Shared Trace Service on
Windows. The vulnerability could be remotely exploited to execute arbitrary
code. The HP OpenView Business Process Insight family of products includes HP
OpenView Business Process Insight (OVBPI) ,HP Business Process Insight (HPBPI)
, HP OpenView Service Desk Process Insight (SDPI), and HP Service Desk Process
Insight (HPSDPI).
References: None
SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed.
HP OpenView Business Process Insight (OVBPI), HP Business Process Insight
(HPBPI) , HP OpenView Service Desk Process Insight (SDPI), and HP Service Desk
Process Insight (HPSDPI) versions 1.0, 1.1x, 2.0x and 2.10x on Windows running
Shared Trace Service from the HP OpenView Cross Platform Component prior to
v3.10.040.
BACKGROUND
The Hewlett-Packard Company thanks Cody Pierce of TippingPoint DV Labs
(dvlabs.tippingpoint.com) for reporting this vulnerability to
security-alert@xxxxxxx
The Hewlett-Packard Company thanks an anonymous researcher working with the
iDefense VCP for reporting this vulnerability to security-alert@xxxxxxx
To determine if a system has an affected version, search the "HP OpenView Cross
Platform Component" in the Add/Remove program list. If the version listed in
the Support Information is earlier than 3.10.040, install the patch as
described in the Resolution section (below).
RESOLUTION
HP has provided the following patch to resolve this vulnerability.
OVBPI_00014 or subsequent
The patch is available from:
http://support.openview.hp.com/patches/ovbpi/02.10/win.jsp
Download the patch which contains an install image of the HP OpenView Cross
Platform Component (XPL) containing the Shared Trace Service. Execute the
installer and follow the onscreen instructions.
Note: By default the HP Business Process Insight family installer does not
install the affected Shared Trace Service component. It is installed by
explicitly running the XPL installer included on the HPBPI media. It may also
have been installed it along with another HP OpenView software product. Please
check with the support channel to see if other HP OpenView components on the
system may be affected.
PRODUCT SPECIFIC INFORMATION
HISTORY
Version: 1 (rev.1) - 7 August 2007 Initial release
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installed on systems running HP software products should be applied in
accordance with the customer's patch management policy.
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