HP Easy Printer Care Software up to 2.5 ActiveX Control HPTicketMgr.dll code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in HP Easy Printer Care Software up to 2.5. This impacts an unknown function in the library HPTicketMgr.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2011-2404. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP Easy Printer Care Software up to 2.5 (Printing Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code in the library HPTicketMgr.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A certain ActiveX control in HPTicketMgr.dll in HP Easy Printer Care Software 2.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to download an arbitrary program onto a client machine, and execute this program, via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-4786 and CVE-2011-4787.

The weakness was published 08/11/2011 by rgod (Website). The advisory is shared at securityreason.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-2404. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55832 (HP Easy Printer Care Software ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11585.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (69126), Tenable (55832), SecurityFocus (BID 45631†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-32721†). Similar entries are available at VDB-59913 and VDB-59912. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 55832
Nessus Name: HP Easy Printer Care Software ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
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Saint ID: exploit_info/hp_easy_printer_care_hpticketmgr
Saint Name: HP Easy Printer Care Software HPTicketMgr.dll ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution

MetaSploit ID: hp_easy_printer_care_xmlsimpleaccessor.rb
MetaSploit Name: HP Easy Printer Care XMLSimpleAccessor Class ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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12/31/2010 🔍
06/06/2011 +156 days 🔍
08/11/2011 +66 days 🔍
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08/12/2011 +1 days 🔍
08/16/2011 +4 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1315 days 🔍
05/30/2025 +3721 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: securityreason.com
Researcher: rgod
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2011-2404 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2404
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58265
X-Force: 69126
SecurityFocus: 45631 - HP Photo Creative 'ContentMan.dll' ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 32721 - HP Easy Printer Care Software 2.5 and earlier HPTicketMgr.dll ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution, High

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

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 05/30/2025 17:56
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (65), 03/29/2017 18:22 (14), 11/17/2021 20:44 (3), 11/17/2021 20:52 (2), 05/30/2025 17:56 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:62E:103

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