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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2008-0952

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…

HIGH 9.3EPSS 5.53%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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.

CVSS 2.0
9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
5.53% probability · 92th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
hp/instant support
Source
cret@cert.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.