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CVE-2006-4138

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Help File viewer (winhlp32.exe) allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted HLP files.

Published

2006-08-14T23:04:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.6 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	microsoft	help_file_viewer	*	Yes

References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1382 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443034/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443039/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19490 Exploit ([email protected])
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1382 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443034/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443039/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19490 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)