CVE-2011-4162 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via heap memory corruption in HP Protect Tools Device Access Manager.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-4162?
CVE-2011-4162 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Dec 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The (1) AddUser, (2) AddUserEx, (3) RemoveUser, (4) RemoveUserByGuide, (5) RemoveUserEx, and (6) RemoveUserRegardless methods in HP Protect Tools Device Access Manager (PTDAM) before 6.1.0.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a long SidString argument.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4162?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hp Protecttools Device Access Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2011-4162?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-4162 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2011-4162 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2011-4162 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vj2w-v7gw-3jfp.