CVE-2017-5789

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 17.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-10-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

HPE LoadRunner before 12.53 Patch 4 and HPE Performance Center before 12.53 Patch 4 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. At least in LoadRunner, this is a libxdrutil.dll mxdr_string heap-based buffer overflow.

Affected products

HP Loadrunner: through 12.53
Micro Focus HPE Performance Center: through 12.53

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101224
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96774
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038028
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038029
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-160/
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03712en_us
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2017-13
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101224
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96774
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038028
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038029
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-160/

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