Deserialization of untrusted data in HPE iMC PLAT - CVE-2017-8967

 

Deserialization of untrusted data in HPE iMC PLAT - CVE-2017-8967

Published: October 30, 2017 / Updated: November 1, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8976
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8967
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: HPE
Affected software:
HPE iMC PLAT

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The weakness exists in HPE Intelligent Management Center (iMC) PLAT due to deserialization of untrusted data. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted input and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-8967

Install update from vendor's website (iMC PLAT 7.3 E0506P03).

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