HP Support Assistant < 8.7.50.3 DLL Loading Vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 124002

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Synopsis

An application installed on the remote Windows host is affected by an unspecified DLL loading vulnerability.

Description

The version of HP Support Assistant installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 8.7.50.3. It is, therefore, affected by an unspecified DLL loading vulnerability. This can allow a local attacker to load and execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade to HP Support Assistant version 8.7.50.3 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 124002

File Name: hp_support_assistant_8_7_50_3.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 4/11/2019

Updated: 10/30/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.1

Temporal Score: 3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-5927

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:hp:support_assistant

Required KB Items: installed_sw/HP Support Assistant

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/11/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/21/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-5927

BID: 107659

HP: HPSBGN03605, c06242762

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