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)...
- Published
- Apr 2, 2003
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- May 27, 2002
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PModerate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 97.9%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1Next Generation Security · windows · May 27, 2002
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