Description
The HPRulesEngine.ContentCollection.1 ActiveX Control in RulesEngine.dll for HP Software Update 4.000.005.007 and earlier, including 3.0.8.4, allows remote attackers to (1) overwrite and corrupt arbitrary files via arguments to the SaveToFile method, and possibly (2) access arbitrary files via the LoadDataFromFile method.
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 Software Update Client 3.0.8.4 - Multiple Vulnerabilities EDB-4757 · dos · Dec 19, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 1019133 vdb-entry
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=768
- HPSBGN2301 vendor-advisory
- 28177 third-party-advisory
- http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9053818
- 4757 exploit
- hpsoftware-rulesengine-file-overwrite(39153) vdb-entry
- ADV-2007-4271 vdb-entry
- 26950 vdb-entry
- http://www.anspi.pl/~porkythepig/hp-issue/wyfukanyszynszyl.txt
- HPSBGN02301 vendor-advisory
- http://it.slashdot.org/it/07/12/20/2327242.shtml