Hewlett-Packard LoadRunner Stack Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

July 26th, 2013
ZDI-13-169 ZDI-CAN-1735

CVE ID

CVE-2013-4800

CVSS Score

9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Vendors

Hewlett-Packard

Affected Products

LoadRunner

Vulnerability Details


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of HP LoadRunner. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the handling of connections using SSL. The issue lies in the failure to validate the length of data before copying it into a fixed-size buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to gain code execution as SYSTEM.

Additional Details

Hewlett-Packard has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay/?docId=emr_na-c03862772

Disclosure Timeline

  • 2013-02-15 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2013-07-26 - Coordinated public release of advisory

Credit

Tenable Network Security

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