Deserialization of untrusted data in HP Intelligent Management Center - CVE-2017-12558

 

Deserialization of untrusted data in HP Intelligent Management Center - CVE-2017-12558

Published: October 4, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8675
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12558
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
Affected software:
HP Intelligent Management Center

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to a deserialization flaw in WebDMServlet. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to TCP port 8080 or 8443 and execute arbitrary code with System privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-12558

Update to version 7.3 E0504P2.

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