CVE-2017-5789
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.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.9%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 17.86% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- hp/loadrunner · hp/performance center
- Source
- security-alert@hpe.com
EPSS moved from 13.4% on 21 September 2026 to 17.9% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101224Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96774Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038028Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038029Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-160/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03712en_usVendor Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2017-13Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101224Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96774Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038028Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038029Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-160/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03712en_usVendor Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2017-13Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.