CVE-2008-2390

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-94 Code Injection

Publication date:

21/05/2008

Last modified:

09/04/2025

Description

Hpufunction.dll 4.0.0.1 in HP Software Update exposes the unsafe (1) ExecuteAsync and (2) Execute methods, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an absolute pathname in the first argument.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.80 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0

6.80

Severity 2.0

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:hp:software_update:4.0.0.1:::::::*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42249
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5511
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42249
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5511