Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the HPInfoDLL.HPInfo.1 ActiveX control in HPInfoDLL.dll 1.0, as shipped with HP Info Center (hpinfocenter.exe) 1.0.1.1 in HP Quick Launch Button (QLBCTRL.exe, aka QLB) 6.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via the first argument to the LaunchApp method. NOTE: only a user-assisted attack is possible on Windows Vista.
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.
Exploit-DB 1
- HP Compaq Notebooks - ActiveX Remote Code Execution EDB-4720 · remote · Dec 11, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 26823 vdb-entry
- SSRT071502 vendor-advisory
- 4720 exploit
- ADV-2007-4192 vdb-entry
- 1019086 vdb-entry
- 28055 third-party-advisory
- hpinfo-hpinfo-command-execution(38991) vdb-entry
- 20071211 HP notebooks remote code execution vulnerability (multiple series) mailing-list
- http://www.anspi.pl/~porkythepig/hp-issue/kilokieubasy.txt