CVE-2008-0952 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The AppendStringToFile function in the HPISDataManagerLib.Datamgr ActiveX control in HPISDataManager.dll in HP Instant Support before 1.0.0.24 allows remote attackers to create files with arbitrary content via a full pathname in the first argument and the content in the second argument, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-5608 and CVE-2008-0953.

Published: 2008-06-04

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 8.4% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:hp:instant_support:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.08441.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/30516
http://www.csis.dk/dk/forside/CSIS-RI-0003.pdf
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/190939
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29526
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29535
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020165
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1740/references
http://www12.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c01422264
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42834

History

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Subscriptions

Hp Instant Support

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published: 2008-06-04T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:01:40.120Z

Reserved: 2008-02-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0952

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-06-04T20:32:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-0952

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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