PT-2004-1176 · Microsoft · Windows Xp

Jouko Pynnã¶Nen · Published 2004-04-16 · Updated 2024-02-13 · CVE-2003-0907

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.1

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows XP version SP1

Description The issue concerns the Help and Support Center in Microsoft Windows XP, which fails to properly validate HCP URLs. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using quotation marks in an hcp:// URL. The vulnerability arises because the quotation marks are not quoted when constructing the argument list to HelpCtr.exe.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows XP version SP1, update to a newer service pack or apply the relevant patch to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Help and Support Center to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Argument Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-88

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-0907

Affected Products

Windows Xp

References · 12

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0907 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-011 · Vendor Advisory
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/260588 · Patch
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-104A.html · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15704 · Note
• http://ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-114.shtml · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/10119 · Note
• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-April/020065.html · Note
• http://idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=100&type=vulnerabilities · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A904 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108196864221676&w=2 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1000 · Note