[security bulletin] HPSBGN02199 SSRT071312 rev.3 - Mercury Quality Center ActiveX, Remote Unauthorized Arbitrary Code Executio

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HPSBGN02199 SSRT071312 rev.3 - Mercury Quality Center ActiveX, Remote Unauthorized Arbitrary Code Execution NOTICE: The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon as soon as possible.

Release Date: 2007-03-13
Last Updated: 2007-06-20

Potential Security Impact: Remote unauthorized arbitrary code execution

Source: Hewlett-Packard Company, HP Software Security Response Team

VULNERABILITY SUMMARY
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.

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References: IDEF1930, VU#589097

SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed. Mercury Quality Center 8.2 Sp1
Mercury Quality Center 9.0

Running on Linux, Solaris, and Windows NT

BACKGROUND  
-> 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 RESOLUTION
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

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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 

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