HP HP OfficeJet 6700 Driver Installer privileges management ⚔ [Disputed]

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP HP OfficeJet 6700 Driver. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Installer. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. Furthermore, an exploit is available. There is ongoing doubt regarding the real existence of this vulnerability.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in HP HP OfficeJet 6700 Driver (Hardware Driver Software) (unknown version). This affects an unknown code block of the component Installer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity.

The weakness was published 05/20/2014 by Stefan Kanthak as Beginners error: Hewlett-Packards driver software executes rogue binary C:\Program.exe as not defined mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is shared at seclists.org. An attack has to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. The advisory points out:

several programs of the current Windows 7 driver software for the "HP OfficeJet 6700" multifunction device execute a rogue program C:\Program.exe

A public exploit has been developed by Stefan Kanthak and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at seclists.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 36 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.

The mailinglist post contains the following remark:

vendor replies: "after looking at this problem and discussing it previously with Microsoft MSRC, we have decided that this unquoted registry string is not a security issue. ... We are not going to be issuing a patch or security bulletin for this issue."

Further details are available at technet.microsoft.com. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Stefan Kanthak
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04/14/2014 🔍
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05/20/2014 +36 days 🔍
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05/22/2014 +2 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: Beginners error: Hewlett-Packards driver software executes rogue binary C:\Program.exe
Researcher: Stefan Kanthak
Status: Not defined
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GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13305
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/22/2014 17:23
Updated: 04/02/2019 10:53
Changes: 05/22/2014 17:23 (50), 04/02/2019 10:53 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:C60:103

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