bugtraq - ZDI-11-056: Hewlett-Packard Data Protector Client EXEC_SETUP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Message-ID: <AF6E290B52139041BD6CA591212E455B575C3EB8ED@GVW0442EXB.americas.hpqcorp.net>
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 23:18:46 +0000
From: ZDI Disclosures <zdi-disclosures@...pingpoint.com>
To: "'full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk'" <full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk>,
	"'bugtraq@...urityfocus.com'" <bugtraq@...urityfocus.com>
Subject: ZDI-11-056: Hewlett-Packard Data Protector Client EXEC_SETUP Remote
 Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-11-056: Hewlett-Packard Data Protector Client EXEC_SETUP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-056

February 7, 2011 - This vulnerability is being disclosed publicly without a patch in accordance with the ZDI 180 day deadline. To view mitigations for this vulnerability please see:  http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2011/02/07/zdi-disclosure-hp

-- CVSS:
10, (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

-- Affected Vendors:
Hewlett-Packard

-- Affected Products:
Hewlett-Packard Data Protector

-- TippingPoint(TM) IPS Customer Protection:
TippingPoint IPS customers have been protected against this
vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID 8050. 
For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS, visit:

    http://www.tippingpoint.com

-- Vulnerability Details:
This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute remote code on
vulnerable installations of the Hewlett-Packard Data Protector client.
User interaction is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the implementation of the EXEC_SETUP
command. This command instructs a Data Protector client to download and
execute a setup file. A malicious attacker can instruct the client to
access a file off of a share thus  executing arbitrary code under the
context of the current user.

-- Disclosure Timeline:
2009-01-26 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
2011-02-07 - Public release of advisory

-- Credit:
This vulnerability was discovered by:
    * Anonymous

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