CVE-2006-1591

high

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Help winhlp32.exe allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted embedded image data in a .hlp file.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25573

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17325

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430871/100/0/threaded

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/700

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-04-03

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.1

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.28999

Detections

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