Some vulnerabilities have been reported in HP OpenView Network Node Manager, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information or compromise a vulnerable system.

1) An unspecified error can be exploited to execute arbitrary code. No further information is currently available.

2) A boundary error in the "ovlaunch" CGI application can be exploited to cause a BSS-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted "Host" parameter.

NOTE: Linux versions are reportedly not affected.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows execution of arbitrary code.

3) An error in the nnmRptConfig.exe CGI application can be exploited to disclose the location of log directories.

4) An error in the ovlaunch.exe CGI application can be exploited to disclose various configuration details.

5) Multiple errors in the webappmon.exe and OpenView5.exe applications can be exploited to inject and execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.

Solution
Apply patches.
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Provided and/or discovered by
1) Reported by the vendor.
2-5) anonymous researcher, reported via iDefense

Changelog
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Original Advisory
HPSBMA02406 SSRT080100:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01661610

iDefense:
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=770
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=771
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=772

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