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April 2008

3590 - HP USB Floppy Drive Key (Option) for ProLiant Servers, Local Virus Infection

ID: 3590
Date: 08/04/2008

Title: 3590 - HP USB Floppy Drive Key (Option) for ProLiant Servers, Local Virus Infection
Platform level affected:Hardware
Hardware components affected:Intel PC
Specific operating systems components affected: 32-bit Windows
Net-enabled software: Other
Security software:Other
Other software: Other
Remediation Summary:Special Event. Be on your guard at this time.
Vendors affected:HP
Applications affected:Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 2000
Adversity source: Unknown
Attack Vector: Malware
Virulence: Self-Replicating - Slow
Warning Status: Active
Potential Damage: Remote execution/modification
Possible Duration: Open Ended
Availability of fix: Available
Type of fix: Workaround
Source: HP
Reliability of source: Trusted
Source URL: www.hp.com
CVE: CVE-2008-0708
Abstract: A potential security vulnerability has been identified with two types of optional HP USB Floppy Drive Keys intended for use with certain ProLiant servers. This vulnerability could cause a local 'W32.Fakerecy' or 'W32.SillyFDC' virus infection.

SUPPORT COMMUNICATION - SECURITY BULLETIN

Document ID: c01404119

Version: 1

HPSBMA02323 SSRT080032 rev.1 - HP USB Floppy Drive Key (Option) for ProLiant Servers, Local Virus Infection

NOTICE: The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon as soon as possible.

Release Date: 2008-04-03

Last Updated: 2008-04-03

Potential Security Impact: Local virus infection.

Source: Hewlett-Packard Company, HP Software Security Response Team

VULNERABILITY SUMMARY

A potential security vulnerability has been identified with two types of optional HP USB Floppy Drive Keys intended for use with certain ProLiant servers. This vulnerability could cause a local 'W32.Fakerecy' or 'W32.SillyFDC' virus infection.

References: CVE-2008-0708

SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed.

Option Part # 442084-B21 HP 256MB USB 2.0 Floppy Drive Key Option Part # 442085-B21 HP 1GB USB 2.0 Floppy Drive Key

The optional Floppy Drive Keys listed above could be used on the following servers:

ProLiant BL20pG4; ProLiant BL25pG2

ProLiant BL45pG2

ProLiant BL260c

ProLiant BL460c; ProLiant BL465c; ProLiant BL465cG5; ProLiant BL480c ProLiant BL680cG5; ProLiant BL685c; ProLiant BL685cG5 ProLiant DL120G5; ProLiant DL140G3; ProLiant DL145G3; ProLiant DL160G5; ProLiant DL165G5; ProLiant DL180; ProLiant DL180G5; ProLiant DL185G5 ProLiant DL320G5; ProLiant DL320G5p; ProLiant DL320s; ProLiant DL360G5; ProLiant DL365; ProLiant DL365G5; ProLiant DL380G5; ProLiant DL385G2; ProLiant DL385G5 ProLiant DL580G4; ProLiant DL580G5; ProLiant DL585G2; ProLiant DL585G5 ProLiant ML110G4; ProLiant ML110G5; ProLiant ML115; ProLiant ML115G5; ProLiant ML150G3; ProLiant Ml150G5 ProLiant ML310G4; ProLiant ML310G5; ProLiant ML350G5; ProLiant ML370G5 ProLiant ML570G4 IP Console Switch with virtual media Server Console switch Server Console Switch with virtual media TFT7600 (USB Pass-through) 1U Rackmount Keyboard with USB

BACKGROUND

CVSS 2.0 Base Metrics

Reference Base Vector Base Score

CVE-2008-0708 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P) 1.7

Information on CVSS is documented in HP Customer Notice: HPSN-2008-002.

Virus Information: W32.Fakerecy and W32.SillyFDC

Discovered: January/February 2007

Type: Worm

Threat Level: Low

Systems Affected: Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 2000 Virus detail: W32.Fakerecy and W32.SillyFDC are worms that spread by copying themselves to removable and/or mapped drives.

RESOLUTION

HP is providing the following procedure to resolve this vulnerability:

1. HP recommends that the optional HP USB Floppy Drive Key be checked for the potential virus infections and cleaned. To detect and clean this virus infection the HP USB Floppy Drive Key can be plugged into a USB 2.0 port on a system with current (up-to-date) anti-virus software and scanned.

2. If the optional HP USB Floppy Drive Key has been used in an environment without current (up-to-date) anti-virus software then the W32.Fakerecy or W32.SillyFDC virus may have spread to any mapped drives on the server. In this case HP recommends that the server and mapped drives are scanned with current (up-to-date) anti-virus software.

This virus infection would have been immediately detected and cleaned if the optional HP USB Floppy Drive Key had been used in an environment with any current (up-to-date) anti-virus software

Note: These are standard USB 2.0 Floppy Drive Keys (similar to 'Flash Drives') that can be plugged into a USB 2.0 port on any system.

PRODUCT SPECIFIC INFORMATION

None

HISTORY

Version: 1 (rev.1) - 3 April 2008 Initial release

Third Party Security Patches: Third party security patches which are to be installed on systems running HP software products should be applied in accordance with the customer's patch management policy.

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* The Software Product Category that this Security Bulletin relates to is represented by the 5th and 6th characters of the Bulletin number in the title:

GN = HP General SW

MA = HP Management Agents

MI = Misc. 3rd Party SW

MP = HP MPE/iX

NS = HP NonStop Servers

OV = HP OpenVMS

PI = HP Printing & Imaging

ST = HP Storage SW

TL = HP Trusted Linux

TU = HP Tru64 UNIX

UX = HP-UX

VV = HP VirtualVault

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