National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2003-0907
Original release date:06/01/2004
Last revised:09/10/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Help and Support Center in Microsoft Windows XP SP1 does not properly validate HCP URLs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via quotation marks in an hcp:// URL, which are not quoted when constructing the argument list to HelpCtr.exe.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
4.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: High
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#260588
Name: VU#260588
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
US-CERT Technical Alert: TA04-104A
Name: TA04-104A
Type: Advisory
External Source: MS
Name: MS04-011
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20040413 [Full-Disclosure] iDEFENSE Security Advisory 04.13.04 - Microsoft Help and Support
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: FULLDISC
Name: 20040413 Microsoft Help and Support Center argument injection vulnerability
External Source: XF
Name: win-hcpurl-code-execution(15704)
External Source: BID
Name: 10119
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=100&type=vulnerabilities
External Source: CIAC
Name: O-114
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:904
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:904
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1000
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1000
Type: Tool Signature