CVE-2015-5418
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 KeyView before 10.23.0.1 and 10.24.x before 10.24.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka ZDI-CAN-2877.
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 confidenceHP KeyView (a file parsing and extraction library) contains an unspecified vulnerability allowing remote arbitrary code execution before versions 10.23.0.1 and 10.24.0.1. The attack vector is unknown but rated high severity (CVSS 7.5) indicating network-exploitable, likely pre-authentication.
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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>= 10.23.0.0, < 10.23.0.1>= 10.24.0.0, < 10.24.0.1CVSS 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
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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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Locate HP KeyView installationSearch for KeyView executables or libraries on the system. Common file names include keyview.exe, kv*.dll, or libkeyview*.so. Check common installation directories such as C:\Program Files\HP\KeyView or /opt/hp/keyview. If KeyView is bundled with another HP product (e.g., ArcSight, Data Protector), identify the parent product installation.Affected if HP KeyView files are found on the system
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Determine KeyView versionRight-click on the KeyView executable or primary DLL, select Properties, and view the Version tab. Alternatively, use a command to query version info if running on Windows (e.g., wmic datafile where name='path\to\keyview.exe' get version) or check the version string in the binary itself on Unix systems.Affected if The displayed version falls within >= 10.23.0.0 and < 10.23.0.1, or >= 10.24.0.0 and < 10.24.0.1
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Identify the product consuming KeyViewReview installation logs or the product that bundles KeyView (HP ArcSight, HP Data Protector, HP Intelligent Management Center, etc.). Check the application's own version information to correlate with the KeyView library version in use.Affected if The parent product uses a bundled KeyView version in the affected ranges
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Verify network exposureReview firewall rules and network configuration to determine if the system running KeyView is accessible from untrusted networks. Assess whether the KeyView parsing functionality is exposed via web interfaces, APIs, or services that accept file uploads from remote sources.Affected if The KeyView service is reachable from network and accepts remote file input
The system is affected if HP KeyView version is 10.23.0.0, or >= 10.24.0.0 but < 10.24.0.1, and the service is network-accessible or processes untrusted file input.
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 data10.23.0.110.24.0.1
Upgrade HP KeyView to version 10.23.0.1, 10.24.0.1, or later. If upgrading is not immediately feasible, restrict network access to systems running KeyView and monitor for indicators of compromise.
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