CVE-2002-0693
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2002-0693 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2002-10-10 04:00:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC |
| Description | Buffer overflow in the HTML Help ActiveX Control (hhctrl.ocx) in Microsoft Windows 98, 98 Second Edition, Millennium Edition, NT 4.0, NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows XP allows remote attackers to execute code via (1) a long parameter to the Alink function, or (2) script containing a long argument to the showHelp function. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 2000 | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 2000 | All | sp1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 2000 | All | sp2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 2000 | All | sp3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 2000 Terminal Services | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 2000 Terminal Services | All | sp1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 2000 Terminal Services | All | sp2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 2000 Terminal Services | All | sp3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 98 | All | gold | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 98se | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Me | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Nt | 4.0 | All | enterprise_server | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Nt | 4.0 | All | server | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Nt | 4.0 | All | terminal_server | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Nt | 4.0 | All | workstation | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Nt | 4.0 | sp1 | enterprise_server | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Nt | 4.0 | sp1 | server | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Nt | 4.0 | sp1 | terminal_server | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Nt | 4.0 | sp1 | workstation | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Nt | 4.0 | sp2 | enterprise_server | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Nt | 4.0 | sp2 | server | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Nt | 4.0 | sp2 | terminal_server | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Nt | 4.0 | sp2 | workstation | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Nt | 4.0 | sp3 | enterprise_server | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Nt | 4.0 | sp3 | server | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Nt | 4.0 | sp3 | terminal_server | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Nt | 4.0 | sp3 | workstation | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Nt | 4.0 | sp4 | enterprise_server | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Nt | 4.0 | sp4 | server | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Nt | 4.0 | sp4 | terminal_server | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Nt | 4.0 | sp4 | workstation | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Nt | 4.0 | sp5 | enterprise_server | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Nt | 4.0 | sp5 | server | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Nt | 4.0 | sp5 | terminal_server | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Nt | 4.0 | sp5 | workstation | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Nt | 4.0 | sp6 | enterprise_server | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Nt | 4.0 | sp6 | server | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Nt | 4.0 | sp6 | terminal_server | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Nt | 4.0 | sp6 | workstation | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Nt | 4.0 | sp6a | enterprise_server | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Nt | 4.0 | sp6a | server | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Nt | 4.0 | sp6a | terminal_server | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Nt | 4.0 | sp6a | workstation | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Xp | All | All | home | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Xp | All | gold | professional | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Xp | All | sp1 | home | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-055 - Critical | Microsoft Docs | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | docs.microsoft.com | |
| ISS X-Force Database: win-html-help-bo (10253): Windows HTML Help ActiveX buffer overflow | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.iss.net | Vendor Advisory |
| Microsoft Windows Help Facility ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| 'Thor Larholm security advisory TL#004' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | |
| 'prover of concept code of windows help overflow' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | |
| 'Buffer Overflow in IE/Outlook HTML Help' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.