PT-2004-2278 · Microsoft · Winhlp32.Exe+4

Flashsky + 2 · Published 2004-12-23 · Updated 2019-04-30 · CVE-2004-1361

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Windows NT Windows 2000 through SP4 Windows XP through SP2 Windows 2003

Description: The issue is caused by an integer underflow in winhlp32.exe, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed .hlp file. This leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Recommendations: For Windows NT, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Windows 2000 through SP4, apply the necessary patch or update to resolve the issue. For Windows XP through SP2, update to a newer service pack or version that includes the fix. For Windows 2003, apply the necessary patch or update to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-1361

Affected Products

Windows 2000

Windows 2003

Windows Nt

Windows Xp

Winhlp32.Exe

References · 5

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/12091 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1361 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18678 · Note
• http://xfocus.net/flashsky/icoExp · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110383690219440&w=2 · Note