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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2007.1029 -- [HP-UX] Hewlett-Packard HP-UX swagentd Buffer Overflow Vulnerability 20 December 2007 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: swagentd Publisher: ZDI Operating System: HP-UX Impact: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands Access: Remote/Unauthenticated CVE Names: CVE-2007-6195 Original Bulletin: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-079.html - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- ZDI-07-079: Hewlett-Packard HP-UX swagentd Buffer Overflow Vulnerability http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-079.html December 17, 2007 - -- CVE ID: CVE-2007-6195 - -- Affected Vendor: Hewlett-Packard - -- Affected Products: HP-UX 11.11 - -- TippingPoint(TM) IPS Customer Protection: TippingPoint IPS customers have been protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID . For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com - -- Vulnerability Details: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Hewlett-Packard HP-UX operating system. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the function sw_rpc_agent_init (opcode 0x04) defined in swagentd. Specific malformed arguments can cause function pointers to be overwritten and thereby result in arbitrary code execution. - -- Vendor Response: Hewlett-Packard has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found in HP document ID #SB2294r1. - -- Disclosure Timeline: 2007.07.20 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2007.12.17 - Coordinated public release of advisory - -- Credit: This vulnerability was discovered by Tenable Network Security. - -- About the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI): Established by TippingPoint, The Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) represents a best-of-breed model for rewarding security researchers for responsibly disclosing discovered vulnerabilities. Researchers interested in getting paid for their security research through the ZDI can find more information and sign-up at: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com The ZDI is unique in how the acquired vulnerability information is used. 3Com does not re-sell the vulnerability details or any exploit code. Instead, upon notifying the affected product vendor, 3Com provides its customers with zero day protection through its intrusion prevention technology. 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