Description
Buffer overflow in Winhlp32.exe allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTML document that calls the HTML Help ActiveX control (HHCtrl.ocx) with a long pathname in the Item parameter.
Published: 2003-04-02
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 64.6% High
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.34128}

epss

{'score': 0.33654}


Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows Help
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:03:48.996Z

Reserved: 2002-08-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-0823

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-08-12T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2002-0823

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Weaknesses