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TITLE:
HP Software Update HPeDiag ActiveX Control Insecure Methods and
Buffer Overflow

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA29966

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29966/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of system information, Exposure of sensitive information,
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

REVISION:
1.1 originally posted 2008-04-25

SOFTWARE:
HP Software Update 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/16822/
HP Software Update 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/16823/

DESCRIPTION:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in HP Software Update, which
can be exploited by malicious people to disclose certain information
or compromise a vulnerable system.

1) A boundary error in the HPeSupportDiags.HPIniFileUtil.1 ActiveX
control (HPeDiag.dll) when handling the "GetXmlFromIni()" method can
be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

2) Insecure methods in certain ActiveX controls (e.g.
HPeSupportDiags.HPRegUtil.1, HPeSupportDiags.HPFileUtil.1,
HPeSupportDiags.HPSystemBoardInfo.1,
HPeSupportDiags.HPOperatingSystem.1) can be exploited to e.g. read
registry entries, read text files, or retrieve system and OS
information.

The vulnerabilities are reported in versions 4.000.009.002 and prior.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 4.000.010.008 (see vendor's advisory for details).

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Tan Chew Keong

CHANGELOG:
2008-04-25: Updated advisory based on additional information from Tan
Chew Keong.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
HPSBGN02333 SSRT080031:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01439758

Tan Chew Keong:
http://vuln.sg/hpupdate302991-en.html

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