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TITLE:
HP Operations Agent for NonStop HEALTH Packet Parsing Buffer Overflow
Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA50332

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RELEASE DATE:
2012-08-23

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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in HP Operations Agent for NonStop,
which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable
system.

A boundary error within the ELinkService process when parsing a
HEALTH packet can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow
via a specially crafted packet sent to TCP ports 7771 or 8976.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is reported in version 5.01. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
No official solution is currently available.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
e6af8de8b1d4b2b6d5ba2610cbf9cd38 via ZDI.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-12-165/

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