[security bulletin] HPSBMA02624 SSRT100195 rev.2 - HP LoadRunner and HP Performace Center, Remote Execution of Arbitrary Code

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SUPPORT COMMUNICATION - SECURITY BULLETIN

Document ID: c02680678
Version: 2

HPSBMA02624 SSRT100195 rev.2 - HP LoadRunner and HP Performace Center, Remote 
Execution of Arbitrary Code

NOTICE: The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon as soon 
as possible.

Release Date: 2011-01-12
Last Updated: 2011-01-24

Potential Security Impact: Remote execution of arbitrary code

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

VULNERABILITY SUMMARY
A potential vulnerability has been identified with HP LoadRunner and HP 
Performance Center. The vulnerability could be remotely exploited to allow 
execution of arbitrary code.

References: CVE-2011-0272 (ZDI-CAN-768)

SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed.
LoadRunner 9.52, Performance Center 9.52

Note: LoadRunner and Performance Center 10.0 and subsequent are not vulnerable.

BACKGROUND

CVSS 2.0 Base Metrics
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  Reference              Base Vector             Base Score
CVE-2011-0272    (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)        10
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             Information on CVSS is documented
            in HP Customer Notice: HPSN-2008-002

The Hewlett-Packard Company thanks Abdul Aziz Hariri along with TippingPoint's 
Zero Day Initiative for reporting this vulnerability to security-alert@xxxxxxx

RESOLUTION

The vulnerability can be resolved by closing ports 5001 and 5002.

To Close Ports 5001 and 5002

Create {InstallationFolder}\launch_service\dat\merc_agent.cfg if it does not 
exist
where {InstalllationFolder} is the LoadRunner or Performance Center 
installation folder
Open {InstallationFolder}\launch_service\dat\merc_agent.cfg
Add to the [Attributes] section the key "HttpTunnel=0"

Note: Ports 5001 and 5002 are closed by default in versions of LoadRunner and 
Performance Center after v9.52.

HISTORY
Version:1 (rev.1) - 12 January 2011 Initial Release
Version:2 (rev.2) - 24 January 2011 Added HP Performance Center

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installed on systems running HP software products should be applied in 
accordance with the customer's patch management policy.

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