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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2002-0823

Buffer overflow in Winhlp32.exe allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTML document that calls the HTML Help ActiveX control (HHCtrl.ocx) with a long pathname in the Item parameter.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 26.2%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 26.2%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Buffer overflow in Winhlp32.exe allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTML document that calls the HTML Help ActiveX control (HHCtrl.ocx) with a long pathname in the Item parameter.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
26.17% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
microsoft/windows help · microsoft/windows 2000
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.