CVE-2007-6331 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 30.1% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the HPInfoDLL.HPInfo.1 ActiveX control in HPInfoDLL.dll 1.0, as shipped with HP Info Center (hpinfocenter.exe) 1.0.1.1 in HP Quick Launch Button (QLBCTRL.exe, aka QLB) 6.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via the first argument to the LaunchApp method. NOTE: only a user-assisted attack is possible on Windows Vista.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 30.12% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-12-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| hp | info center |
| hp | quick launch button |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | HP Compaq Notebooks - ActiveX Remote Code Execution | 2007-12-11 |
References
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01300486
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28055
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019086
- http://www.anspi.pl/~porkythepig/hp-issue/kilokieubasy.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484880/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26823
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4192
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38991
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4720
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01300486
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28055
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019086
- http://www.anspi.pl/~porkythepig/hp-issue/kilokieubasy.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484880/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26823
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4192
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38991
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4720
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