#VU25044 Insecure library loading in Operations Agent - CVE-2014-2630
Published: February 7, 2020 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25044
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:A/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2630
CWE-ID: CWE-427
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Operations Agent
Operations Agent
Software vendor:
Micro Focus
Micro Focus
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to the xglance-bin application from HP Operations Agent loads libraries in an insecure manner. A local user can place a specially crafted library into one of the "lib64" folder on the system and execute arbitrary code with root privileges, as the xglance-bin is a SetUID program.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.