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ID CVE-2003-0907
Summary Help and Support Center in Microsoft Windows XP SP1 does not properly validate HCP URLs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via quotation marks in an hcp:// URL, which are not quoted when constructing the argument list to HelpCtr.exe.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 5.1 (as of 12-10-2018 - 21:33)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-Other
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK HIGH NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
PARTIAL PARTIAL PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
oval via4
  • accepted 2011-05-16T04:00:03.987-04:00
    class vulnerability
    contributors
    • name Harvey Rubinovitz
      organization The MITRE Corporation
    • name Harvey Rubinovitz
      organization The MITRE Corporation
    • name Christine Walzer
      organization The MITRE Corporation
    • name John Hoyland
      organization Centennial Software
    • name Anna Min
      organization BigFix, Inc
    • name Shane Shaffer
      organization G2, Inc.
    • name Sudhir Gandhe
      organization Telos
    • name Shane Shaffer
      organization G2, Inc.
    description Help and Support Center in Microsoft Windows XP SP1 does not properly validate HCP URLs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via quotation marks in an hcp:// URL, which are not quoted when constructing the argument list to HelpCtr.exe.
    family windows
    id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1000
    status accepted
    submitted 2004-04-14T12:00:00.000-04:00
    title Windows XP Help Center Command Insertion Vulnerability
    version 73
  • accepted 2006-09-27T12:29:40.350-04:00
    class vulnerability
    contributors
    • name Harvey Rubinovitz
      organization The MITRE Corporation
    • name Harvey Rubinovitz
      organization The MITRE Corporation
    • name John Hoyland
      organization Centennial Software
    description Help and Support Center in Microsoft Windows XP SP1 does not properly validate HCP URLs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via quotation marks in an hcp:// URL, which are not quoted when constructing the argument list to HelpCtr.exe.
    family windows
    id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:904
    status accepted
    submitted 2004-04-14T12:00:00.000-04:00
    title Windows Server 2003 Help Center Command Insertion Vulnerability
    version 66
refmap via4
bid 10119
bugtraq 20040413 [Full-Disclosure] iDEFENSE Security Advisory 04.13.04 - Microsoft Help and Support
cert TA04-104A
cert-vn VU#260588
ciac O-114
fulldisc 20040413 Microsoft Help and Support Center argument injection vulnerability
misc http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=100&type=vulnerabilities
xf win-hcpurl-code-execution(15704)
Last major update 12-10-2018 - 21:33
Published 01-06-2004 - 04:00
Last modified 12-10-2018 - 21:33
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