CVE-2012-0127
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 · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in HP Performance Manager 9.00 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
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 · moderate confidenceCritical remote code execution vulnerability in HP Performance Manager 9.00. The unspecified nature of the attack vector combined with a CVSS 10 score indicates a network-exploitable flaw requiring no authentication and providing complete system compromise.
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= 9.00CVSS 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check if HP Performance Manager is installedLook for HP Performance Manager in installed programs (Windows: Add/Remove Programs, Linux: rpm -qa or dpkg -l), or check for the service process running on the systemAffected if HP Performance Manager software is found on the system
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Identify the installed versionCheck the installed version of HP Performance Manager - common locations include the program directory (look for version info in executable properties), or use the application's built-in version check if availableAffected if The installed version is 9.00 (this specific version is listed as affected)
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Confirm the application service is runningCheck if the HP Performance Manager service or daemon is active (Windows: Services console, Task Manager; Linux: ps aux | grep -i performance), since the vulnerability is remotely exploitable the service must be running for exposureAffected if The HP Performance Manager service is running on version 9.00
A system is affected if HP Performance Manager version 9.00 is installed and the service is running, as this specific version is the only one listed as vulnerable to this critical RCE flaw.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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.
From vendor dataGiven the age of this vulnerability (2012) and HP Performance Manager's product lifecycle, the recommended remediation is to upgrade to a supported version of HP Performance Manager or migrate to its successor product (now Micro Focus Operations Bridge). If upgrade is infeasible, network segmentation and restricting access to the affected service should be implemented as compensating controls.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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