Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-12546 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in HP System Management Homepage

047910
CVSS 5.6 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
HIGH
Privileges required
HIGH
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
NONE
local
high complexity
hp
CWE-119
nessus
NVD
Published: 2018-02-15
Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

A local buffer overflow vulnerability in HPE System Management Homepage for Windows and Linux version prior to v7.6.1 was found.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Hp
86
OS
Linux
1
OS
Microsoft
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Nessus

NASL familyWeb Servers
NASL idHPSMH_7_6_1.NASL
descriptionAccording to its banner, the version of HP System Management Homepage (SMH) hosted on the remote web server is prior to 7.6.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities including multiple local and remote code execution vulnerabilities. Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id103530
published2017-09-28
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/103530
titleHP System Management Homepage < 7.6.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HPSBMU03753)
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(103530);
  script_version("1.8");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/13");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2016-8743",
    "CVE-2017-12544",
    "CVE-2017-12545",
    "CVE-2017-12546",
    "CVE-2017-12547",
    "CVE-2017-12548",
    "CVE-2017-12549",
    "CVE-2017-12550",
    "CVE-2017-12551",
    "CVE-2017-12552",
    "CVE-2017-12553"
  );
  script_xref(name:"HP", value:"HPSBMU03753");
  script_xref(name:"IAVB", value:"2017-B-0132");

  script_name(english:"HP System Management Homepage < 7.6.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HPSBMU03753)");
  script_summary(english:"Performs a banner check.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to its banner, the version of HP System Management Homepage
(SMH) hosted on the remote web server is prior to 7.6.1. It is,
therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities including
multiple local and remote code execution vulnerabilities.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead
relied only on the application's self-reported version number.");
  # https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=hpesbmu03753en_us
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?05d894b4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to HP System Management Homepage (SMH) version 7.6.1 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2017-12553");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/09/26");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/09/26");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/09/28");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:hp:system_management_homepage");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Web Servers");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("compaq_wbem_detect.nasl", "os_fingerprint.nasl");
  script_require_keys("www/hp_smh");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 2301, 2381);

  exit(0);
}

include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");
include("install_func.inc");

# Only Linux and Windows are affected
os = get_kb_item_or_exit("Host/OS");
if ("Windows" >!< os && "Linux" >!< os) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Windows or Linux", os);

port = get_http_port(default:2381, embedded:TRUE);
app = "hp_smh";
get_install_count(app_name:app, exit_if_zero:TRUE);

install = get_single_install(
  app_name : app,
  port     : port,
  exit_if_unknown_ver : TRUE
);

dir = install['dir'];
version = install['version'];
prod = get_kb_item_or_exit("www/"+port+"/hp_smh/variant");
source_line = get_kb_item("www/"+port+"/hp_smh/source");

if (version == UNKNOWN_VER) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_WEB_APP_VER, prod, build_url(port:port, qs:dir+"/") );

# nb: 'version' can have non-numeric characters in it so we'll create
#     an alternate form and make sure that's safe for use in 'ver_compare()'.
version_alt = ereg_replace(pattern:"[_-]", replace:".", string:version);
if (!ereg(pattern:"^[0-9][0-9.]+$", string:version_alt))
  audit(AUDIT_VER_FORMAT, version);

if (ver_compare(ver:version_alt, fix:"7.6.1", strict:FALSE) == -1)
{
  report = '\n  Product           : ' + prod;
  if (!isnull(source_line))
    report += '\n  Version source    : ' + source_line;
  report +=
    '\n  Installed version : ' + version +
    '\n  Fixed version     : 7.6.1' +
    '\n';

  security_report_v4(severity:SECURITY_WARNING, port:port, extra:report, xss:TRUE);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_LISTEN_NOT_VULN, prod, port, version);

References