Information disclosure in HP Smart Update Manager (SUM)

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU5373

Risk: Critical

CVSSv3.1: 9.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0160

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to an error in the TLS/DTLS heartbeat functionality. A remote attacker can read system memory contents without needing to log on to the server and retrieve private keys, passwords or other sensitive information

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure on the vulnerable system.

Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

HP Smart Update Manager: before 6.3.1

External links

http://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-c04239375

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.