CVE-2006-0564

high

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft HTML Help Workshop 4.74.8702.0, and possibly earlier versions, and as included in the Microsoft HTML Help 1.4 SDK, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .hhp file with a long Contents file field.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24481

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0446

http://www.osvdb.org/22941

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/124460

http://users.pandora.be/bratax/advisories/b008.html

http://securitytracker.com/id?1015585

http://secunia.com/advisories/18740

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-02-06

Updated: 2026-04-16

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.82714