Description
The StartApp function in the HPISDataManagerLib.Datamgr ActiveX control in HPISDataManager.dll in HP Instant Support before 1.0.0.24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a .exe filename in the argument, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-5608 and CVE-2008-0953.
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 Instant Support 1.0.22 - 'HPISDataManager.dll StartApp' ActiveX Control Insecure Method EDB-31876 · dos · Jun 3, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 30516 third-party-advisory
- HPSBMA02326 vendor-advisory
- 29533 vdb-entry
- 29526 vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-1740 vdb-entry
- http://www.csis.dk/dk/forside/CSIS-RI-0003.pdf
- VU#998779 third-party-advisory
- hp-instantsupport-startapp-code-execution(42851) vdb-entry
- 1020165 vdb-entry