Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the HPInfoDLL.HPInfo.1 ActiveX control in HPInfoDLL.dll 1.0, as shipped with HP Info Center (hpinfocenter.exe) 1.0.1.1 in HP Quick Launch Button (QLBCTRL.exe, aka QLB) 6.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via the first argument to the LaunchApp method. NOTE: only a user-assisted attack is possible on Windows Vista.
CVE-2007-6331
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
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- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 98.0%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
December 13, 2007
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (18)
- cve@mitrehttp://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01300486
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/28055
- cve@mitrehttp://securitytracker.com/id?1019086
- cve@mitrehttp://www.anspi.pl/~porkythepig/hp-issue/kilokieubasy.txt
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484880/100/100/threaded
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26823
- cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4192
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38991
- cve@mitrehttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4720
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01300486
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28055
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1019086
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.anspi.pl/~porkythepig/hp-issue/kilokieubasy.txt
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484880/100/100/threaded
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26823
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-4720✓ verifiedFirst seen Dec 11, 2007
HP Compaq Notebooks - ActiveX Remote Code Execution
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