HP SECURITY BULLETIN

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SSRT051023 rev.0 - HP Openview Network Node Manager (OV NNM) Remote Unauthorized Access

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INITIAL RELEASE:   	

26 August 2005 

POTENTIAL SECURITY IMPACT:   	

Remote Unauthorized Access
SOURCE:   	

Hewlett-Packard Company
HP Software Security Response Team
VULNERABILITY SUMMARY:
A potential vulnerability has been identified with Openview Network Node Manager (OV 
NNM).  This  vulnerability could be exploited remotely by an unauthorized user to gain 
privileged access.
REFERENCES:   	

Portcullis Security Advisory 05-014
SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*:  ONLY impacted versions are listed.
Openview Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 6.2, 6.4, 7.01, 7.50 running on HP-UX, Solaris, 
Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Linux.
BACKGROUND:
For a PGP signed version of this Security Bulletin please write to
security-alert@hp.com.

AFFECTED VERSIONS

     Note: To determine if an HP-UX system has an affected
           version, search the output of
               "swlist -a revision -l fileset"
           for an affected fileset.  Then determine if the
           recommended patch or update is installed.


     HP-UX B.11.00
     HP-UX B.11.11
     HP-UX B.11.23
     =============
     OVNNMgr.OVNNM-RUN
     action: move /opt/OV/www/cgi-bin/connectedNodes.ovpl into another directory

     For Solaris OV NNM 6.2, 6.4, 7.01, 7.50
     SunOS 5.6
     SunOS 5.7
     SunOS 5.8
     SunOS 5.9
     =============
     action: move /opt/OV/www/cgi-bin/connectedNodes.ovpl into another directory


     For Windows OV NNM 6.2, 6.4, 7.01, 7.50
     Windows NT
     Windows 2000
     Windows XP
     =============
     action: move \www\cgi-bin\connectedNodes.ovpl into another directory


     For Linux OV NNM 7.01, 7.50
     Linux RedHatAS2.1
     =============
     action: move /opt/OV/www/cgi-bin/connectedNodes.ovpl into another directory

     END AFFECTED VERSIONS
RESOLUTION:
Until patches are available the potential vulnerability can be avoided by moving 
connectedNodes.ovpl from the cgi-bin directory into another directory.   The capability 
to display connected nodes in tabular form will not be available.
BULLETIN REVISION HISTORY:
 Revision 0: 26 August 2005
  Initial release


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GN = HP General SW, MA = HP Management Agents, MI = Misc. 3rd party SW, MP = HP 
MPE/iX, NS = HP NonStop Servers, OV = HP OpenVMS, PI = HP Printing & Imaging, ST = HP 
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