HPSBGN03141 rev.1 - HP Automation Insight running Bash Shell, Remote Code Execution

  • KM02993344
  • 19-Oct-2017
  • 19-Oct-2017

Summary

A potential security vulnerability has been identified with HP Automation Insight. This is the Bash Shell vulnerability known as "Shellshock" which could be exploited remotely to allow execution of code. This vulnerability allows users that have been granted access to a shell script to escalate privilege and execute unrestricted commands at the same security level as the Bash script.

Reference

SUPPORT COMMUNICATION - SECURITY BULLETIN

Document ID: KM02993344 (c04479398)

Version: 1

HPSBGN03141 rev.1 - HP Automation Insight running Bash Shell, Remote Code Execution
NOTICE: The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon as soon as possible.

Release Date: 2014-10-17

Last Updated: 2014-10-15


Potential Security Impact: Remote code execution

Source: Hewlett-Packard Company, HP Software Security Response Team

VULNERABILITY SUMMARY

A potential security vulnerability has been identified with HP Automation Insight. This is the Bash Shell vulnerability known as "Shellshock" which could be exploited remotely to allow execution of code.

This vulnerability allows users that have been granted access to a shell script to escalate privilege and execute unrestricted commands at the same security level as the Bash script.

References:
  • CVE-2014-6271
  • CVE-2014-6277
  • CVE-2014-6278
  • CVE-2014-7169
  • CVE-2014-7186
  • CVE-2014-7187
  • SSRT101763

SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed.

HP Automation Insight 1.00

BACKGROUND

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CVSS 2.0 Base Metrics
Reference
Base Vector
Base Score
CVE-2014-6271
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
10.0
CVE-2014-6277
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
10.0
CVE-2014-6278
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
10.0
CVE-2014-7169
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
10.0
CVE-2014-7186
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
10.0
CVE-2014-7187
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
10.0
Information on CVSS is documented in HP Customer Notice: HPSN-2008-002

RESOLUTION

HP has released the following software updates to HP Automation Insight 1.00 to resolve these vulnerabilities:

http://support.microfocus.com/kb/kmdoc.php?id=KM01194258

HISTORY 
Version:1 (rev.1) - 15 October 2014 Initial release

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