CVE-2003-0009

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Summary

CVECVE-2003-0009
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2003-03-07 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Help and Support Center for Microsoft Windows Me allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script in the Local Computer security context via an hcp:// URL with the malicious script in the topic parameter.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows Me All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All All home All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All gold professional All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-047.shtml af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ciac.org
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-006 - Critical | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
ISS X-Force Database:winme-hsc-hcp-bo(11425): Windows Me HSC hcp:// buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.iss.net Vendor Advisory
www.osvdb.org/6074 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
Microsoft Windows Help and Support Center Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CERT/CC Vulnerability Note VU#489721 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
'MS-Windows ME IE/Outlook/HelpCenter critical vulnerability' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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