HP Data Protector is prone to a memory leak vulnerability. The same vector of exploitation can be used for denial of service attack if an invalid memory address is accessed. This is a Metasploit module that demonstrates this vulnerability.
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HP Security Bulletin - A potential security vulnerability has been identified with HP Data Protector Express 3.x and 4.x and HP Data Protector Express Single Server Edition (SSE) 3.x and 4.x running on supported Microsoft Windows, Linux, and NetWare versions. The vulnerability could be exploited locally to create a Denial of Service (DoS) or to execute arbitrary code.
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