Remote denial of service in HPE HP-UX NFS

Published: 2024-09-10

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-42500 CVE-1999-0195
CWE-ID	CWE-20
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	HP-UX Other software / Other software solutions
Vendor	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU96999

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42500

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in HPE HP-UX System's Network File System (NFSv4) services. A remote attacker can send specially crafted input to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

HP-UX: before B.11.31.24

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:a:hewlett_packard_enterprise_development_lp:hp-ux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbux04697en_us&docLocale=en_US

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU97000