VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2004-0474
Help Center (HelpCtr.exe) may allow remote attackers to read or execute arbitrary files via an "http://" or "file://" argument to the topic parameter in an hcp:// URL.
MEDIUM 5.1EPSS 16.2%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.2%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Help Center (HelpCtr.exe) may allow remote attackers to read or execute arbitrary files via an "http://" or "file://" argument to the topic parameter in an hcp:// URL. NOTE: since the initial report of this problem, several researchers have been unable to reproduce this issue.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 16.20% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/windows xp
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0440.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0450.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0688.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107652584102003&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/353248Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9621Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15101
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0440.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0450.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0688.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107652584102003&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/353248Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9621Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15101
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.