CVE-2007-6506

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-6506
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-12-20 23:46:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Hp Software Update 3.0.8.4 All All All
Application Hp Software Update All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
'Bricking' bug threatens most HP, Compaq laptops af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 computerworld.com
HP Software Update 'RulesEngine.dll' ActiveX Control Multiple File Overwrite Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
HP Software Update ContentCollection Class ActiveX Control Insecure Method - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityTracker.com Archives - HP Software Update ActiveX Control Has Unsafe Method That Lets Remote Users Damage Files or Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
HP Software Update Client 3.0.8.4 - Multiple Vulnerabilities - Windows dos Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Exploit Found to Brick Most HP and Compaq Laptops - Slashdot af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 it.slashdot.org
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
www.anspi.pl/~porkythepig/hp-issue/wyfukanyszynszyl.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.anspi.pl
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
» HP laptops: Another zero-day vulnerability found | Zero Day | ZDNet.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blogs.zdnet.com
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