HPSBGN02199 SSRT071312 rev.3 - Mercury Quality Center ActiveX, Remote Unauthorized Arbitrary Code Execution
Remote unauthorized arbitrary code execution
A potential security vulnerability has been identified with a Mercury Quality Center ActiveX control. The vulnerability could be exploited by a remote unauthorized user to execute arbitrary code on a Windows client running the ActiveX control.
Mercury Quality Center 8.2 Sp1
Mercury Quality Center 9.0
Running on Linux, Solaris, and Windows NT
-> The Hewlett-Packard Company thanks Will Dormann of CERT/CC,
Eric Detoisien, and an anonymous researcher working with the iDefense
Vulnerability Contributor Program for reporting this vulnerability to security-alert@hp.com.
AFFECTED VERSIONS
Action: if Mercury Quality Center is installed, apply the appropriate patch
END AFFECTED VERSIONS
HP has provided the following software patches to resolve this vulnerability.
Mercury Quality Center 8.2 Sp1
Patch 32: http://webnotes.merc-int.com/patches.nsf/c4d68388a23535dc422567d0004bbae2/7a0f7f0efc7905fdc225729f004cf387?OpenDocument
Mercury Quality Center 9.0
Patch 12.1: http://webnotes.merc-int.com/patches.nsf/c4d68388a23535dc422567d0004bbae2/cf109e434c7765eac22572a4006c6e94?OpenDocument
PRODUCT SPECIFIC INFORMATION
None
HISTORY
Version:1 (rev.1) - 27 Mar 2007 Initial release
Version:2 (rev.2) - 19 June 2007 Modified acknowledgment to include Will Dormann of CERT/CC
Version:3 (rev.3) - 20 June 2007 Correct version/rev mismatch
Third Party Security Patches:
Third party security patches which are to be installed on systems running HP software products should be applied in accordance with the customer's patch management policy.
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