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HP Software Update ContentCollection Class ActiveX Control Vulnerabilities
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA28177
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Release Date:
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2007-12-20
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Last Update:
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2008-01-04
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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Manipulation of data
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | HP Software Update 3.x
HP Software Update 4.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2007-6506 (Secunia mirror)
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Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in HP Software Update, which can be exploited by malicious people to overwrite arbitrary files on a user's system or potentially compromise a user's system.
1) An unspecified error can be exploited to execute arbitrary code. No further information is available.
2) The vulnerability is caused due to the HPRulesEngine.ContentCollection.1 ActiveX Control (RulesEngine.dll) including the insecure "SaveToFile()" method, which writes to a file specified as an argument. This can be exploited to overwrite and corrupt arbitrary files on the system in the context of the currently logged-on user.
The vulnerabilities reportedly affect all systems with HP Software Update version 4.000.005.007 and prior on Windows, with vulnerability #2 reported in version 3.0.8.4.
Do you have this product installed on your home computer? Scan using the free Personal Software Inspector. Check if a vulnerable version is installed on computers in your corporate network, scan using the Network Software Inspector.
Solution:
Apply HP SoftPaq SP38202 or use HP Software Update (see vendor's advisory for details).
HP SoftPaq SP38202:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp38001-38500/
Provided and/or discovered by:
porkythepig
Changelog:
2007-12-21: Added CVE reference.
2007-12-24: Updated advisory and increased criticality based on information from vendor. Added link to vendor's advisory.
2008-01-04: Added HP Software Update 4.x in list of affected products. Updated "Solution" section and link to vendor's advisory.
Original Advisory:
HPSBGN2301 SSRT071508:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01311918
http://www.anspi.pl/~porkythepig/hp-issue/wyfukanyszynszyl.txt
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1 Related Secunia Security Advisories
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1. HP Software Update HPeDiag ActiveX Control Insecure Methods and Buffer Overflow
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