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CVE-2004-04741 exploit

Help Center (HelpCtr.exe) may allow remote attackers to read or execute arbitrary files via an "http://" or "file://" argument to the topic…

Published 22 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.1
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
16.2%
percentile 97%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

16.20% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-23675 Microsoft Windows XP - HCP URI Handler Arbitrary Command Execution · remote · 2004-02-09

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.1AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/9621 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/15101 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0688.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/353248 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0450.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=107652584102003&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0440.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred

Sources

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