HP Quick Launch Button up to 6.3 ActiveX Control hpinfodll.dll information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in HP Quick Launch Button up to 6.3. The affected element is an unknown function in the library hpinfodll.dll of the component ActiveX Control. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-6333. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in HP Quick Launch Button up to 6.3. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block in the library hpinfodll.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

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 read arbitrary registry values via the arguments to the GetRegValue method.

The weakness was shared 12/13/2007 by porkythepig (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-6333 since 12/13/2007. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

A public exploit has been developed by porkythepig and been published before and not just after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 29725 (HP Info Center ActiveX Control Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115675 (HP Info Center HPInfoDLL.DLL ActiveX Control Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38994), Exploit-DB (4720), Tenable (29725), SecurityFocus (BID 26823†) and Secunia (SA28055†). The entries VDB-40023 and VDB-40022 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: porkythepig
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Nessus ID: 29725
Nessus Name: HP Info Center ActiveX Control Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: porkythepig
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-6333 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6333
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40024
X-Force: 38994 - HP Info Center HPInfoDLL.HPInfo.1 ActiveX control information disclosure
SecurityFocus: 26823 - HP Info Center HPInfoDLL.DLL ActiveX Control Multiple Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28055 - HP Quick Launch Button Info Center ActiveX Control Insecure Methods, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1019086 - HP Quick Launch Button 'HPInfoDLL.dll' ActiveX Control Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vupen: ADV-2007-4192

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 06/02/2025 01:53
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (68), 11/07/2017 05:16 (11), 07/30/2021 07:27 (3), 10/12/2024 18:46 (15), 06/02/2025 01:53 (2)
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