HIGH
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
Published Dec 20, 2007
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 16.35%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 4.000.005.007
- 3.0.8.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
16.35% 0.16348
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.16348
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 16.35% (0.16348) | 96.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 16.35% (0.16348) | 96.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 28.41% (0.28413) | 96.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 5, 2025 | 24.68% (0.24680) | 95.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 18.46% (0.18458) | 94.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 25.65% (0.25652) | 93.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 18.46% (0.18458) | 94.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 83.37% (0.83367) | 98.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 23, 2024 | 90.29% (0.90291) | 98.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 94.48% (0.94481) | 98.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 94.57% (0.94571) | 98.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 90.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (12)
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=768 x_refsource_MISC
- http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9053818 x_refsource_MISC
- http://it.slashdot.org/it/07/12/20/2327242.shtml x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28177 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.anspi.pl/~porkythepig/hp-issue/wyfukanyszynszyl.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485451/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485734/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26950 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019133 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4271 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39153 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4757 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=768 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9053818 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://it.slashdot.org/it/07/12/20/2327242.shtml | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28177 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.anspi.pl/~porkythepig/hp-issue/wyfukanyszynszyl.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485451/100/0/threaded | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485734/100/0/threaded | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26950 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019133 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4271 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39153 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4757 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 20, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 20, 2007
Link CVE-2007-6506
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a