HP Software Update up to 4.000.009.002 ActiveX Control hpediag.dll memory corruption
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A vulnerability was found in HP Software Update up to 4.000.009.002 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing in the library hpediag.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Unspecified vulnerability in the HP HPeDiag (aka eSupportDiagnostics) ActiveX control in hpediag.dll in HP Software Update 4.000.009.002 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2007-6513.
The bug was discovered 03/15/2008. The weakness was published 04/25/2008 by Chew Keong TAN with vuln.sg (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-0712 since 02/11/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 40 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 32055 (HP HPeDiag ActiveX Control Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6105.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42003) and Tenable (32055).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 32055
Nessus Name: HP HPeDiag ActiveX Control Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Saint ID: exploit_info/hp_software_update_hpediag_getxmlfromini
Saint Name: HP Software Update HPeDiag ActiveX Control GetXmlFromIni buffer overflow
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Sources
Vendor: hp.comAdvisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Chew Keong TAN
Organization: vuln.sg
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2008-0712 (🔍)
X-Force: 42003
SecurityTracker: 1019922
Vulnerability Center: 18277 - HP Software Update HPeDiag ActiveX Control Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution and DoS, Medium
SecurityFocus: 28929 - HP HPeDiag ActiveX Control Multiple Information Disclosure and Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 29966
OSVDB: 44663 - HP HPeDiag HPeSupportDiags.HPRegUtil.1 ActiveX (HPeDiag.dll) Registry Key Disclosure
Vupen: ADV-2008-1356
Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 17:00Updated: 08/09/2019 18:05
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (75), 08/09/2019 18:05 (12)
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