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CVE-2002-0693in critical feed1 exploit

Buffer overflow in the HTML Help ActiveX Control (hhctrl.ocx) in Microsoft Windows 98, 98 Second Edition, Millennium Edition, NT 4.0, NT 4.…

Published 24 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
31.3%
percentile 98%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

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 attackers to execute code via (1) a long parameter to the Alink function, or (2) script containing a long argument to the showHelp function.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

31.34% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-21902 Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0 - Help Facility ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow · remote · 2002-10-07

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A374 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/5874 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-055 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=103365849505409&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=103435279404182&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • iss.net /security_center/static/10253.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=103419115517344&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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