HP Software Update up to 4.000.005.007 hprulesengine.contentcollection.1 Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP Software Update up to 4.000.005.007 and classified as very critical. The impacted element is an unknown function in the library rulesengine.dll of the file hprulesengine.contentcollection.1 of the component Software Update. The manipulation results in Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2007-6506. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in HP Software Update up to 4.000.005.007. Affected is an unknown code in the library rulesengine.dll of the file hprulesengine.contentcollection.1 of the component Software Update. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 12/20/2007 by porkythepig (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-6506 since 12/20/2007. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/01/2025).

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 29747 (HP Software Update HPRulesEngine.ContentCollection ActiveX (RulesEngine.dll) Multiple Insecure Methods), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121826 (HP Software Update "RulesEngine.dll" ActiveX Control Multiple File Overwrite Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5892.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39153), Exploit-DB (4757), Tenable (29747), SecurityFocus (BID 26950†) and OSVDB (40238†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Nessus ID: 29747
Nessus Name: HP Software Update HPRulesEngine.ContentCollection ActiveX (RulesEngine.dll) Multiple Insecure Methods
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: porkythepig
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-6506 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6506
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40212
X-Force: 39153
SecurityFocus: 26950 - HP Software Update 'RulesEngine.dll' ActiveX Control Multiple File Overwrite Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28177
OSVDB: 40238 - HP Software Update HPRulesEngine.ContentCollection ActiveX (RulesEngine.dll) LoadDataFromFile Method Arbitrary File Access
SecurityTracker: 1019133
Vulnerability Center: 17201 - HP Software Update 3.0.8.4 Remote Overwriting and Corruption of Arbitrary Files, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-4271

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 06/01/2025 22:47
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (73), 08/02/2019 09:39 (11), 10/13/2024 05:16 (17), 06/01/2025 22:47 (4)
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