Signature Detail

APP: HP Data Protector Express Denial of Service

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against HP Data Protector Express. A successful attack can result in a denial-of-service condition.

Extended Description

HP Data Protector Express is prone to a privilege-escalation vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges or cause denial-of-service conditions. Successfully exploiting this issue may result in the complete compromise of affected computers. UPDATE (June 23, 2009): This issue was originally reported as a local vulnerability. Additional reports indicate that remote attacks are possible. The issue affects the following: HP Data Protector Express and SSE 3.x prior to build 47065 HP Data Protector Express and SSE 4.x prior to build 46537

Affected Products

• HP Data Protector Express 3.X
• HP Data Protector Express 4.x
• HP Data Protector Express SSE 3.X
• HP Data Protector Express SSE 4.x

References

• BugTraq: 34955
• CVE: CVE-2009-0714