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CVE-2002-0694

The HTML Help facility in Microsoft Windows 98, 98 Second Edition, Millennium Edition, NT 4.0, NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows XP uses the Local Computer Security Zone when opening .chm files from the Temporary Internet Files folder, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via HTML mail that references or inserts a malicious .chm file containing shortcuts that can be executed, aka "Code Execution via Compiled HTML Help File."

Published

2002-10-10T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System microsoft windows_2000 * Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_2000 * Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_2000 * Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_2000 * Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_2000_terminal_services * Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_2000_terminal_services * Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_2000_terminal_services * Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_2000_terminal_services * Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_98 * Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_98se * Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_me * Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_nt 4.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_nt 4.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_nt 4.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_nt 4.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_nt 4.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_nt 4.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_nt 4.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_nt 4.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_nt 4.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_nt 4.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_nt 4.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_nt 4.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_nt 4.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_nt 4.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_nt 4.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_nt 4.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_nt 4.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_nt 4.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_nt 4.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_nt 4.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_nt 4.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_nt 4.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_nt 4.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_nt 4.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_nt 4.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_nt 4.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_nt 4.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_nt 4.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_nt 4.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_nt 4.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_nt 4.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_nt 4.0 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_xp * Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_xp * Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_xp * Yes
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