HP OpenView and Asterisk Open Source Vulnerabilities
Synopsis:
The Sourcefire VRT is aware of vulnerabilities affecting HP OpenView and Asterisk Open Source applications.
Details:
HP OpenView Network Node Manager Buffer Overflow (CVE-2008-1697):
A programming error in HP OpenView Network Node Manager may allow a remote attacker to cause a stack based buffer overflow. The condition may be exploited via a long URI in an HTTP request that the attacker could use to execute code on an affected system.
A rule to detect attacks targeting this vulnerability is included in this release and is identified with SID 13715.
Asterisk RTP Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities (CVE-2008-1289):
A programming error in Asterisk Open Source may allow a remote attacker to execute code on an affected system. The problem occurs in the handling of RTP payloads and payload sizes.
A rule to detect attacks targeting this vulnerability is included in this release and is identified with SID 13715.
The Sourcefire VRT has also added multiple rules related to ActiveX controls and the detection of Tor network traffic.
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