Published: 10/10/2002 Updated: 30/04/2019

CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.5 | Impact Score: 6.4 | Exploitability Score: 10

VMScore: 755

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Buffer overflow in the HTML Help ActiveX Control (hhctrl.ocx) in Microsoft Windows 98, 98 Second Edition, Millennium Edition, NT 4.0, NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows XP allows remote malicious users to execute code via (1) a long parameter to the Alink function, or (2) script containing a long argument to the showHelp function.

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source: wwwsecurityfocuscom/bid/5874/info The ActiveX control that provides much of the functionality for the Windows Help Center contains an unchecked buffer Successful exploitation could result in execution of arbitrary code in the security context of the current user /* By ipxodi@whitecellorg 10072002 prove of concept code of Wi ...

NVD-CWE-Other http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10253.php http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5874 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103365849505409&w=2 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103419115517344&w=2 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103435279404182&w=2 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A374 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-055 https://nvd.nist.gov https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21902/

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