Compaq Presario Users - Softpaq Bug

[socalgal]

Compaq Presario ships ActiveX control with
vulnerable LogDataListToFile function

Compaq has released a SoftPaq for Presario systems containing an ActiveX
control that could allow a malicious Web site to write an arbitrary file
on the user's system.

Compaq has released a fix, available at:
Web14.compaq.com (http://Web14.compaq.com/falco/sp_syn.asp?page=splist&detail=yes&recid=16629)

Source: Compaq http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/compaq/2001-q2/0006.html


[This message has been edited by socalgal (edited 04-12-2001).]

[Cygnus-X1]

Thanks!

Robert http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[Cygnus-X1]

I guess I am the only Compaq guy http://www.sysopt.com/forum/frown.gif

[socalgal]

LOL!

Well, Robert, that's not necessarily a 'bad' thing. Everyone with Compaq probs can ask for you http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif

You'll be very busy guy http://www.sysopt.com/forum/biggrin.gif

[This message has been edited by socalgal (edited 04-13-2001).]