Overview
- 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.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Modified
Risk scores
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 5.1
- Impact score
- 6.4
- Exploitability score
- 4.9
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- NVD-CWE-Other
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Configurations
[
{
"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:home:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "BC176BB0-1655-4BEA-A841-C4158167CC9B"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "4BF263CB-4239-4DB0-867C-9069ED02CAD7"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:home:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "49693FA0-BF34-438B-AFF2-75ACC8A6D2E6"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]