CVE-2002-0823

high

Description

Buffer overflow in Winhlp32.exe allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTML document that calls the HTML Help ActiveX control (HHCtrl.ocx) with a long pathname in the Item parameter.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4857

http://www.osvdb.org/2991

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9746.php

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3Ben-us%3Bq293338

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102822806329440&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2002-08-12

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H