[security bulletin] HPSBGN02310 SSRT080007 rev.1 - HP Virtual Rooms Running on Windows, Remote Execution of Arbitrary Code
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SUPPORT COMMUNICATION - SECURITY BULLETIN
Document ID: c01346601
Version: 1
HPSBGN02310 SSRT080007 rev.1 - HP Virtual Rooms Running on Windows, Remote
Execution of Arbitrary Code
NOTICE: The information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon as soon
as possible.
Release Date: 2008-02-05
Last Updated: 2008-02-05
Potential Security Impact: Remote execution of arbitrary code
Source: Hewlett-Packard Company, HP Software Security Response Team
VULNERABILITY SUMMARY
A potential security vulnerability has been identified with HP Virtual Rooms
(HPVR) running on Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could be exploited to
allow remote execution of arbitrary code.
References: CVE-2008-0213
SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed.
HP Virtual Rooms v6 and previous
BACKGROUND
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The vulnerability exists whether HP Virtual Rooms is in use or not. The
vulnerability must be addressed by one of the methods described below.
RESOLUTION
HP has provided HP Virtual Rooms v7 to resolve this vulnerability.
HP Virtual Rooms v7 can be installed by using the "Test your setup" link at
https://www.rooms.hp.com Select "Test your setup" from the right navigation
bar.
If the HP Virtual Rooms software will no longer be used, the vulnerability can
be resolved by using one of the two methods below:
1) Use the HPVR removal tool at https://www.rooms.hp.com/resources/ Select the
link for the HPVR ActiveX removal tool.
OR
2) Set the kill bit for the vulnerable HPVR ActiveX control's Class identifier
(CLSID) {00000014-9593-4264-8B29-930B3E4EDCCD}. The kill bit is set by
modifying the data value of the Compatibility Flags DWORD value for the CLSID
of this ActiveX control to 0x00000400. This is explained in Microsoft's article
KB240797 or subsequent. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240797
PRODUCT SPECIFIC INFORMATION
None
HISTORY
Version: 1 (rev.1) - 5 February 2008 Initial release
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