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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@hp.com.
The Hewlett-Packard Company thanks an anonymous researcher working with the iDefense VCP for reporting this vulnerability to security-alert@hp.com.
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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