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    CVE-2010-0483

    vbscript.dll in VBScript 5.1, 5.6, 5.7, and 5.8 in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2, when Internet Explorer is used, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by referencing a (1) local pathname, (2) UNC share pathname, or (3) WebDAV server with a crafted .hlp file in the fourth argument (aka helpfile argument) to the MsgBox function, leading to code execution involving winhlp32.exe when the F1 key is pressed, aka "VBScript Help Keypress Vulnerability."

    Published:Mar 3, 2010
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Mar 3, 2010
    EPSS Score:0.81699
    CVSS Score:7.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Internet Explorer
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 2000
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 2003 Server
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2003
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Xp

    Exploits

    http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0027-msgbox-helpfile-ie.txthttp://isec.pl/vulnerabilities10.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38463https://www.metasploit.com/svn/framework3/trunk/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ie_winhlp32.rbhttp://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0027-msgbox-helpfile-ie.txthttp://isec.pl/vulnerabilities10.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38463https://www.metasploit.com/svn/framework3/trunk/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ie_winhlp32.rbhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16541https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11615

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    References

    http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/02/28/investigating-a-new-win32hlp-and-internet-explorer-issue.aspx
    http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/03/01/security-advisory-981169-released.aspx
    http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2010/03/01/help-keypress-vulnerability-in-vbscript-enabling-remote-code-execution.aspx
    http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0027-msgbox-helpfile-ie.txt
    http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities10.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/38727
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1023668
    http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9163298/New_zero_day_involves_IE_puts_Windows_XP_users_at_risk
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/612021
    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/981169.mspx
    http://www.osvdb.org/62632
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38463
    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/01/ie_code_execution_bug/
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0485
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-022
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56558
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7170
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8654
    https://www.metasploit.com/svn/framework3/trunk/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ie_winhlp32.rb
    http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/02/28/investigating-a-new-win32hlp-and-internet-explorer-issue.aspx
    http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/03/01/security-advisory-981169-released.aspx
    http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2010/03/01/help-keypress-vulnerability-in-vbscript-enabling-remote-code-execution.aspx
    http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0027-msgbox-helpfile-ie.txt
    http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities10.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/38727
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1023668
    http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9163298/New_zero_day_involves_IE_puts_Windows_XP_users_at_risk
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/612021
    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/981169.mspx
    http://www.osvdb.org/62632
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38463
    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/01/ie_code_execution_bug/
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-103A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0485
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-022
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56558
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7170
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8654
    https://www.metasploit.com/svn/framework3/trunk/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ie_winhlp32.rb

    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