Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the SPIDERLib.Loader ActiveX control (Spider90.ocx) 9.1.0.4353 in TestDirector (TD) for Mercury Quality Center 9.0 before Patch 12.1, and 8.2 SP1 before Patch 32, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long ProgColor property.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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HP Mercury Quality Center ActiveX Control ProgColor Buffer Overflow
exploit/windows/browser/hpmqc_progcolor
Exploit-DB 2
- HP Mercury Quality Center - ActiveX Control ProgColor Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) EDB-16580 · remote · Apr 30, 2010 · verified
- HP Mercury Quality Center - Spider90.ocx ProgColor Overflow EDB-3661 · remote · Apr 4, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- SSRT071312 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2007-1185 vdb-entry
- 1017835 vdb-entry
- http://webnotes.merc-int.com/patches.nsf/c4d68388a23535dc422567d0004bbae2/7a0f7f0efc7905fdc225729f004cf387?OpenDocument
- 24692 third-party-advisory
- VU#589097 third-party-advisory
- hp-mercury-quality-progcolor-bo(33353) vdb-entry
- 23239 vdb-entry
- http://webnotes.merc-int.com/patches.nsf/c4d68388a23535dc422567d0004bbae2/cf109e434c7765eac22572a4006c6e94?OpenDocument
- 20070402 Hewlett-Packard Mercury Quality Center ActiveX Control ProgColor Buffer Overflow Vulnerability third-party-advisory