HP Instant Support up to 1.0.0.22 ActiveX Control hpisdatamanagerlib.datamgr startapp memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HP Instant Support up to 1.0.0.22 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function startapp in the library hpisdatamanagerlib.datamgr of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-0953. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP Instant Support up to 1.0.0.22 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function startapp in the library hpisdatamanagerlib.datamgr 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:

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.

The bug was discovered 06/03/2008. The weakness was disclosed 06/04/2008 by Dennis Rand (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-0953 since 02/25/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33095 (HP Instant Support HPISDataManager.dll ActiveX Control < 1.0.0.24 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115819 (HP Instant Support ActiveX Control Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 1.0.0.23 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42851), Exploit-DB (31876), Tenable (33095), SecurityFocus (BID 29533†) and OSVDB (46239†). The entries VDB-42646, VDB-42645, VDB-42644 and VDB-42643 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Nessus ID: 33095
Nessus Name: HP Instant Support HPISDataManager.dll ActiveX Control < 1.0.0.24 Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Instant Support 1.0.0.23

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Dennis Rand
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-0953 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0953
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42647
X-Force: 42851
SecurityFocus: 29533 - HP Instant Support 'HPISDataManager.dll' 'StartApp' ActiveX Control Insecure Method Vulnerability
Secunia: 30516
OSVDB: 46239 - HP - Instant Support - 'HPISDataManager.dll' 'StartApp' ActiveX Control Insecure Method Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020165
Vulnerability Center: 18569 - HP Instant Support HPISDataManager.dll Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Execute Code, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1740

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

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 12/29/2025 09:36
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (74), 08/11/2019 12:10 (11), 12/29/2025 09:36 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:A10:103

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