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HPE LoadRunner Shared Memory Name Construction RCE
critical Nessus Plugin ID 91972
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Synopsis
A software performance testing application running on the remote host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.Description
The Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) LoadRunner application running on the remote host is affected by a stack-based buffer overflow condition in mchan.dll, when constructing a shared memory file name, due to improper validation of the size of a user-supplied string. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a long '-server_name' value, to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.Note that LoadRunner reportedly is affected by other vulnerabilities, which can result in a denial of service; however, Nessus has not tested for these.
Solution
Apply the appropriate patch or upgrade according to the vendor advisory.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 91972
File Name: hp_loadrunner_cve-2016-4359.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: remote
Family: Gain a shell remotely
Published: 7/7/2016
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-4359
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:hp:loadrunner
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/31/2016
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/1/2016
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-4359