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    CVE-2004-0474

    Help Center (HelpCtr.exe) may allow remote attackers to read or execute arbitrary files via an "http://" or "file://" argument to the topic parameter in an hcp:// URL. NOTE: since the initial report of this problem, several researchers have been unable to reproduce this issue.

    Published:May 20, 2004
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:May 20, 2004
    EPSS Score:0.224
    CVSS Score:5.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Xp

    Exploits

    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0440.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/353248http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9621http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0440.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/353248http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9621https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23675

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0440.html
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0450.html
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0688.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107652584102003&w=2
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/353248
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9621
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15101
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0440.html
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0450.html
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0688.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107652584102003&w=2
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/353248
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9621
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15101

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High