CVE-2011-4791 describes a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting HP Data Protector Media Operations 6.11 and earlier, specifically within the DBServer.exe component. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted request with an oversized length field. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:data_protector_media_operations:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:data_protector_media_operations:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:data_protector_media_operations:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:data_protector_media_operations:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:data_protector_media_operations:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.