CVE-2015-5423
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-2884.
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 · low confidenceHP KeyView (a file parsing and extraction library) contains an unspecified vulnerability allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The specific vulnerability type, attack vector, and exploitation mechanism are not detailed in available sources. This is a critical code execution vulnerability affecting unpatched versions.
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>= 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, DLLs, or installation directories. Common paths include C:\Program Files\HP\KeyView or application-specific directories. Use file system search for files named 'keyview' or 'KeyView' (case-insensitive). Check registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Hewlett-Packard\KeyView for install location.Affected if HP KeyView files or registry entries are found on the system
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Identify installed KeyView versionExamine version information in the KeyView DLL or executable properties. Right-click the main KeyView DLL/exe, select Properties, then Details. Alternatively, use command 'dir /s /b C:\*keyview*.dll' to list KeyView DLLs, then check each file's version via 'powershell (Get-Item "path\to\keyview.dll").VersionInfo'Affected if The displayed FileVersion matches 10.23.0.0 or 10.24.0.0 exactly, or falls between 10.23.0.0 and 10.23.0.0.x (excluding 10.23.0.1), or between 10.24.0.0 and 10.24.0.0.x (excluding 10.24.0.1)
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Identify applications using KeyView libraryReview application documentation or examine application directories for bundled KeyView components. Search application logs or manifests referencing 'KeyView'. Check the application's 'lib' or 'bin' folders for keyview DLLs.Affected if Any application on the system bundles or uses HP KeyView library and the library version falls in affected ranges
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Check for KeyView version in registryRun 'reg query HKLM\SOFTWARE\Hewlett-Packard\KeyView /v Version' (or Wow6432Node path) to query installed version from registry if available.Affected if Registry shows version 10.23.0.0 or 10.24.0.0 without the .1 patch applied
The system is affected if HP KeyView is installed and its version is 10.23.0.0 or 10.24.0.0, or any version between those and their respective .1 patch releases.
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 or 10.24.0.1 (or later) to remediate this vulnerability. If upgrading is not immediately feasible, restrict network exposure of services using KeyView and implement input validation on files processed by the library.
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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
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