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CVE-2011-1853

HIGH · 10.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2011-05-13
Patch available
A vendor patch is available. No clean upgrade release — apply the published patch.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
tftpserver.exe in HP Intelligent Management Center (IMC) 5.0 before E0101L02 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) large or (2) invalid opcode field, related to a function pointer table.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

The vulnerability exists in tftpserver.exe of HP Intelligent Management Center 5.0 before E0101L02. The TFTP server fails to properly validate the opcode field in incoming requests, allowing a large or invalid opcode to corrupt a function pointer table. This memory corruption enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the TFTP service.

MitigationApply HP IMC 5.0 patch E0101L02 or later to address the improper opcode validation. If immediate patching is not feasible, restrict network access to the TFTP service (port 69/UDP) or disable the TFTP server component if not required.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Intelligent Management CenterApplication
Affected:= 5.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify installed HP IMC version
    Locate the HP Intelligent Management Center installation directory and check the version information, typically found in the About or version file, or use the IMC administrative console to view the installed version
    Affected if The installed version is HP IMC 5.0 without patch E0101L02 applied
  2. Locate the TFTP server component
    Find tftpserver.exe in the HP IMC installation directory, commonly under the bin or server subdirectory
    Affected if The tftpserver.exe file exists in the IMC installation folder, indicating the TFTP server component is present
  3. Verify if TFTP service is running
    Check if the TFTP server process is active by viewing running services or processes on the system, or check if port 69/UDP is listening
    Affected if The TFTP service is running and accepting requests on port 69/UDP, enabling network exploitation of the vulnerability
  4. Check TFTP server version
    Right-click tftpserver.exe, view Properties, and check the File Version details, or use the IMC console to verify the TFTP server component version
    Affected if The TFTP server version corresponds to the unpatched HP IMC 5.0 release

A user is affected if HP Intelligent Management Center 5.0 is installed with the TFTP server component enabled and the version does not include patch E0101L02.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Patch available Apply the vendor patch
Vendor patch h20000.www2.hp.com →
Interim mitigation

Apply HP IMC 5.0 patch E0101L02 or later to address the improper opcode validation. If immediate patching is not feasible, restrict network access to the TFTP service (port 69/UDP) or disable the TFTP server component if not required.

Recommended fix High confidence

HP IMC 5.0 E0101L02 or later

  1. 1. Identify the current installed version of HP Intelligent Management Center (IMC)
  2. 2. Navigate to the HP support portal at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02822750 to obtain the E0101L02 patch
  3. 3. Download the patch E0101L02 for HP IMC version 5.0
  4. 4. Apply the patch following HP's standard patch installation procedures
  5. 5. Verify the installation was successful and that tftpserver.exe is updated
  6. 6. Restart the IMC services if required by the patch installation
Caveat Review HP patch release notes for any configuration changes or service restarts required

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Intelligent Management Center Scoped from the published advisory
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