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National Vulnerability Database

National Vulnerability Database

NVD

National Vulnerability Database
  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2007-6506 Detail

Current Description

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=768 CVE, MITRE
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9053818 CVE, MITRE
http://it.slashdot.org/it/07/12/20/2327242.shtml CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28177 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://www.anspi.pl/~porkythepig/hp-issue/wyfukanyszynszyl.txt CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485451/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485734/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26950 CVE, MITRE Exploit 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019133 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4271 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39153 CVE, MITRE
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4757 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-6506
NVD Published Date:
12/20/2007
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE