National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2004-0199
Original release date:06/14/2004
Last revised:09/10/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Help and Support Center in Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 SP1 does not properly validate HCP URLs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated using certain hcp:// URLs that access the DVD Upgrade capability (dvdupgrd.htm).
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0 incomplete approximation):
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#484814
Name: VU#484814
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: win-hcp-code-execution(16095)
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: BID
Name: 10321
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: MS
Name: MS04-015
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20040512 MS04-015 - Windows Help Center - Dvdupgrade
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.exploitlabs.com/files/advisories/EXPL-A-2004-001-helpctr.txt
External Source: FULLDISC
Name: 20040512 MS04-015 - Windows Help Center - Dvdupgrade
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1032
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1032
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1008
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1008
Type: Tool Signature