CVE-2006-1591
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2006-1591 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2006-04-03 10:04:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC |
| Description | Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Help winhlp32.exe allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted embedded image data in a .hlp file. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.1 from [email protected]
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS: 0.239320000 probability, percentile 0.960390000 (date 2026-04-19)
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
HighAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:H/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 | All | sp4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 2003 Server | enterprise | All | 64-bit | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 2003 Server | enterprise | sp1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 2003 Server | r2 | All | 64-bit | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 2003 Server | r2 | sp1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 2003 Server | standard | All | 64-bit | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 2003 Server | standard | sp1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 2003 Server | web | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 2003 Server | web | sp1 | All | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | All | media_center | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Xp | All | gold | professional | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Xp | All | sp1 | home | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Xp | All | sp1 | media_center | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Xp | All | sp2 | home | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Xp | All | sp2 | media_center | All |
| Operating System | Microsoft | Windows Xp | All | sp2 | tablet_pc | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Full-disclosure] Windows Help Heap Overflow | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.grok.org.uk | Exploit |
| Microsoft Windows Help Image Processing Heap Overflow Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Nothing found for Advisories 15 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.open-security.org | Exploit, Vendor Advisory |
| SecurityReason - Windows Help Heap Overflow | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securityreason.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| 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.