EIP-2015-0013

A stack-based buffer overflow has been found in NEC EXPRESSCLUSTER X that can lead to remote arbitrary code execution with full SYSTEM privileges. The Transaction Server (clptrnsv.exe) is a system service configured to utilize port 29002 by default to facilitate transactions such as sending and receiving licensing data. This vulnerability occurs during the processing of opcode 0x32 when initializing a clpexescript routine within the Transaction Server. An attacker is able to introduce crafted data into the clptrnsv service to allow for arbitrary code execution.

Vulnerability Identifiers

• Exodus Intelligence: EIP-2015-0013
• MITRE CVE: CVE-2021-20703

Vulnerability Metrics

• CVSSv2 Score: 10.0

Vendor References

• https://jpn.nec.com/security-info/secinfo/nv21-015.html

Discovery Credit

• Exodus Intelligence

Disclosure Timeline

• Disclosed to affected vendor: February 25th, 2021
• Disclosed to public: October 29th, 2021

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