Vulnerability CVE-2002-0693 - CERT Civis.Net

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2002-0693 (CCN-10253)

Assigned:

2002-10-02

Published:

2002-10-02

Updated:

2019-04-30

Summary:

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.

CVSS v3 Severity:

5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Low Integrity (I): Low Availibility (A): Low

CVSS v2 Severity:

7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): Partial

4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): Partial

Vulnerability Type:

Vulnerability Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

Source: CCN
Type: Thor Larholm security advisory TL#004
Windows Help buffer overflow

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2002-0693

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20021003 Buffer Overflow in IE/Outlook HTML Help

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20021009 Thor Larholm security advisory TL#004

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20021010 prover of concept code of windows help overflow

Source: CCN
Type: CIAC Information Bulletin N-002
Microsoft HTML Help ActiveX Control Vulnerabilities

Source: XF
Type: Vendor Advisory
win-html-help-bo(10253)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-055
Unchecked Buffer in Windows Help Facility Could Enable Code Execution (Q323255)

Source: CCN
Type: NGSSoftware Insight Security Research Advisory #NISR02102002
Windows Help System Buffer Overflow

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 2992
Microsoft IE HTML Help ActiveX Control alink and showHelp Overflow

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
5874

Source: CCN
Type: BID-5874
Microsoft Windows Help Facility ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: MS
Type: UNKNOWN
MS02-055

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
win-html-help-bo(10253)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:374

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000_terminal_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000_terminal_services:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000_terminal_services:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000_terminal_services:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_98:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_98se:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_me:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:server:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:terminal_server:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp1:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp1:*:*:server:*:x86:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp1:*:*:terminal_server:*:x86:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp1:*:*:workstation:*:x86:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp2:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp2:*:*:server:*:x86:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp2:*:*:terminal_server:*:x86:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp2:*:*:workstation:*:x86:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp3:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp3:*:*:server:*:x86:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp3:*:*:terminal_server:*:x86:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp3:*:*:workstation:*:x86:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp4:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp4:*:*:server:*:x86:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp4:*:*:terminal_server:*:x86:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp4:*:*:workstation:*:x86:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp5:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp5:*:*:server:*:x86:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp5:*:*:terminal_server:*:x86:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp5:*:*:workstation:*:x86:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp6:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp6:*:*:server:*:x86:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp6:*:*:terminal_server:*:x86:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp6:*:*:workstation:*:x86:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp6a:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp6a:*:*:server:*:x86:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp6a:*:*:terminal_server:*:x86:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:sp6a:*:*:workstation:*:x86:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:home:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:home:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_98:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_nt:4.0:*:terminal_server:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_98se:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_me:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:xp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable

Oval Definitions

Definition ID	Class	Title	Last Modified
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:374	V	HTML Help ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow	2011-05-16