__________________________________________________________ The U.S. Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability ___ __ __ _ ___ / | /_\ / \___ __|__ / \ \___ __________________________________________________________ INFORMATION BULLETIN HP Mercury LoadRunner, Performance Center, Monitor over Firewall Agents Vulnerability [HPSBGN02187 SSRT061280 rev. 1] February 8, 2007 19:00 GMT Number R-123 ______________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM: A potential security vulnerability has been identified with the Mercury LoadRunner Agent, Performance Center Agent, and Monitor over Firewall. PLATFORM: Mercury LoadRunner Agent 8.1 SP1, FP1, FP2, FP3, and FP4 Mercury LoadRunner Agent 8.1 GA Mercury LoadRunner Agent 8.0 GA Mercury Performance Center Agent 8.1 FP1, FP2, FP3, and FP4 Mercury Performance Center Agent 8.1 GA Mercury Performance Center Agent 8.0 GA Mercury Monitor over Firewall 8.1 running on AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, and Windows NT DAMAGE: This vulnerability could be exploited by a remote unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code. SOLUTION: Upgrade to the appropriate version. ______________________________________________________________________________ VULNERABILITY The risk is HIGH. A remote intruder could run arbitrary code. ASSESSMENT: ______________________________________________________________________________ LINKS: CIAC BULLETIN: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/r-123.shtml ORIGINAL BULLETIN: Visit Hewlett-Packard Subscription Service for: HPSBGN02187 SSRT061280 rev. 1 ______________________________________________________________________________ [***** Start HPSBGN02187 SSRT061280 rev. 1 *****] SUPPORT COMMUNICATION - SECURITY BULLETIN Document ID: c00854250 Version: 1 HPSBGN02187 SSRT061280 rev.1 - Mercury LoadRunner, Performance Center, Monitor over Firewall, Remote Unauthenticated Arbitrary Code Execution NOTICE: The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon as soon as possible. Release Date: 2007-02-07 Last Updated: 2007-02-07 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Potential Security Impact: Remote unauthenticated arbitrary code execution Source: Hewlett-Packard Company, HP Software Security Response Team VULNERABILITY SUMMARY A potential security vulnerability has been identified with the Mercury LoadRunner Agent, Performance Center Agent, and Monitor over Firewall. The vulnerability could be exploited by a remote unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code. References: ZDI-CAN-112 SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed. Mercury LoadRunner Agent 8.1 SP1, FP1, FP2, FP3, and FP4 Mercury LoadRunner Agent 8.1 GA Mercury LoadRunner Agent 8.0 GA Mercury Performance Center Agent 8.1 FP1, FP2, FP3, and FP4 Mercury Performance Center Agent 8.1 GA Mercury Performance Center Agent 8.0 GA Mercury Monitor over Firewall 8.1 running on AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, and Windows NT. BACKGROUND For a PGP signed version of this security bulletin please write to: security-alert@hp.com For HP-UX: AFFECTED VERSIONS HP-UX B.11.11 ============= action: if Mercury LoadRunner Agent, Performance Center Agent, or Monitor over Firewall is installed, apply the appropriate patch END AFFECTED VERSIONS RESOLUTION HP has provided the following software patches to resolve this vulnerability. Mercury LoadRunner Agent 8.1 FP4 LR81FP4P150 - SSRT061280 MA ZDI-CAN-112: Mercury LoadRunner Agent 8.1 FP4 Stack Overflow http://webnotes.merc-int.com/patches.nsf/c4d68388a23535dc422567d0004bbae2/ c337892f322b2311c22572670060b795?OpenDocument LR81FP4P150(UNIX) - SSRT061280 MA ZDI-CAN-112: Mercury LoadRunner Agent 8.1 FP4 Stack Overflow http://webnotes.merc-int.com/patches.nsf/c4d68388a23535dc422567d0004bbae2/ 6d7ce88c0d5c4b36c225726a004a94a2?OpenDocument Mercury LoadRunner Agent 8.1 SP1, FP1, FP2, FP3 Upgrade to Mercury LoadRunner Agent 8.1 FP4 and apply the appropriate patch listed above. Mercury LoadRunner Agent 8.1 GA LR81P151 - SSRT061280 MA ZDI-CAN-112: Mercury LoadRunner Agent 8.1 Stack Overflow http://webnotes.merc-int.com/patches.nsf/c4d68388a23535dc422567d0004bbae2/ 7cd789640e496c34c225726700613486?OpenDocument LR81P151(UNIX) - SSRT061280 MA ZDI-CAN-112: Mercury LoadRunner Agent 8.1 Stack Overflow http://webnotes.merc-int.com/patches.nsf/c4d68388a23535dc422567d0004bbae2/ f2de896609dd7efbc225726a004af033?OpenDocument Mercury LoadRunner Agent 8.0 GA LR80P071 - SSRT061280 MA ZDI-CAN-112: Mercury LoadRunner Agent 8.0 Stack Overflow http://webnotes.merc-int.com/patches.nsf/c4d68388a23535dc422567d0004bbae2/ fa4a48afea2f8198c22572670061bbe7?OpenDocument LR80P071(UNIX) - SSRT061280 MA ZDI-CAN-112: Mercury LoadRunner Agent 8.0 Stack Overflow http://webnotes.merc-int.com/patches.nsf/c4d68388a23535dc422567d0004bbae2/ 5de153e30789fa4ac225726a004b2354?OpenDocument Mercury Performance Center Agent 8.1 FP4 PC81FP4P155 - SSRT061280 MA ZDI-CAN-112: Mercury Performance Center Agent 8.1 FP4 Stack Overflow http://webnotes.merc-int.com/patches.nsf/c4d68388a23535dc422567d0004bbae2/ ae5d9a48a163fbb4c225726a004c7831?OpenDocument PC81FP4P155(UNIX) - SSRT061280 MA ZDI-CAN-112: Mercury Performance Center Agent 8.1 FP4 Stack Overflow http://webnotes.merc-int.com/patches.nsf/c4d68388a23535dc422567d0004bbae2/ 34e894d8d8a1b941c225726a004ff335?OpenDocument Mercury Performance Center Agent 8.1 FP1, FP2, FP3 Upgrade to Mercury Performance Center Agent 8.1 FP4 and apply the appropriate patch listed above. Mercury Performance Center Agent 8.1 GA PC81P155 - SSRT061280 MA ZDI-CAN-112: Mercury Performance Center Agent 8.1 Stack Overflow http://webnotes.merc-int.com/patches.nsf/c4d68388a23535dc422567d0004bbae2/ 0831f8b0bd9d9619c225726a004cf7fe?OpenDocument PC81P155(UNIX) - SSRT061280 MA ZDI-CAN-112: Mercury Performance Center Agent 8.1 Stack Overflow http://webnotes.merc-int.com/patches.nsf/c4d68388a23535dc422567d0004bbae2/ a7333913152e65e1c225726a005035e4?OpenDocument Mercury Performance Center Agent 8.0 GA Upgrade to Mercury Performance Center Agent 8.1 GA and apply the appropriate patch listed above. Mercury Monitor over Firewall 8.1 PC81P156 - SSRT061280 MA ZDI-CAN-112: Mercury Monitor over Firewall 8.1 Stack Overflow http://webnotes.merc-int.com/patches.nsf/c4d68388a23535dc422567d0004bbae2/ c9b9924b3206614fc225726a004ded7d?OpenDocument Manual Actions: Yes - NonUpdate If Mercury LoadRunner Agent, Performance Center Agent, or Monitor over Firewall is installed, apply the appropriate patch PRODUCT SPECIFIC INFORMATION HP-UX Security Patch Check: Security Patch Check revision B.02.00 analyzes all HP-issued Security Bulletins to provide a subset of recommended actions that potentially affect a specific HP-UX system. For more information: http://software.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=B6834AA HISTORY: Version: 1 (rev.1) 07 February 2007 Initial release Third Party Security Patches: Third party security patches which are to be installed on systems running HP software products should be applied in accordance with the customer's patch management policy. 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