CVE-2006-1591
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Help winhlp32.exe allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted embedded image data in a .hlp file.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (7.11%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Help winhlp32.exe allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted embedded image data in a .hlp file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 7.11% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows 2003 server · microsoft/windows nt · microsoft/windows xp
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 7.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-March/044748.htmlExploit
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/700
- http://www.open-security.org/advisories/15Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430871/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17325
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25573
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-March/044748.htmlExploit
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/700
- http://www.open-security.org/advisories/15Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430871/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17325
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25573
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.