Check Point Advisories

HP Software Update Arbitrary File Overwrite (CVE-2007-6506)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2007-0657
Date Published: 28 Jul 2024
Severity: High
Last Updated: Sunday 28 July, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2007-6506
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? HP Software Update 4.000.005.007 and prior
HP Software Update 3.0.8.4
Vulnerability Description An arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability exists in HP Software Update. Successful exploitation could result in arbitrary file overwrite in the target user's system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the HP Software Update Arbitrary File Overwrite (CVE-2007-6506) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  HP Products Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  HP Software Update Arbitrary File Overwrite (CVE-2007-6506)

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