PT-2002-1716 · Microsoft · Html Help Activex Control+1

Published 2002-10-05 · Updated 2019-04-30 · CVE-2002-0693

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows versions prior to the fixed version

Description A buffer overflow issue exists in the HTML Help ActiveX Control (hhctrl.ocx) that allows remote attackers to execute code. This can be achieved via a long parameter to the Alink function or script containing a long argument to the showHelp function.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows versions prior to the fixed version, update to the latest version to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the Alink function and restricting the use of the showHelp function until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-0693

Affected Products

Html Help Activex Control

Windows

References · 9

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/21902 · Exploit
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/10253.php · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0693 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-055 · Vendor Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103419115517344&w=2 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A374 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103435279404182&w=2 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103365849505409&w=2 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/5874 · Note