HP Performance Center MMS Protocol Buffer Overflow RCE

critical Nessus Plugin ID 96271

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Synopsis

An application installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.

Description

The version of HP Performance Center installed on the remote Windows host is affected by an unspecified buffer overflow condition in the MMS protocol due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Remove the files MMSEngine.dll and MM1Client.dll as directed by HP.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 96271

File Name: hp_performance_center_mms_buffer_overflow.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 1/3/2017

Updated: 11/13/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, 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-2016-8512

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:performance_center

Required KB Items: installed_sw/HP Performance Center

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/13/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/13/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-8512

HP: HPSBGN03679, emr_na-c05354136

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