HP Operations Agent "opc_op" Account Password Security Issue

Secunia ID	SA38489
CVE-ID	CVE-2010-0444
Release Date	09 Feb 2010
Last Change	03 Sep 2010
Criticality	Highly Critical
Solution Status	Vendor Workaround
Software	HP Operations Agent 8.x HP Operations Manager (formerly OpenView Operations) 8.x
Where	From remote
Impact	System access This covers vulnerabilities where malicious people are able to gain system access and execute arbitrary code with the privileges of a local user.
Description	A security issue has been reported in HP Operations Agent, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system. The security issue is caused due to the application setting no password for the "opc_op" user account and can be exploited to gain system access. The security issue is reported in HP Operations Agent version 8.51, 8.52, 8.53, and 8.60, running on Solaris 10.
Solution	Restrict access to the "opc_op" account. Please see the vendor's advisory for workaround details.
Reported by	Reported by the vendor.
Original Advisory	HPSBMA02487 SSRT100024: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02002298