Description
Help and Support Center in Microsoft Windows XP SP1 does not properly validate HCP URLs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via quotation marks in an hcp:// URL, which are not quoted when constructing the argument list to HelpCtr.exe.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.1/10
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-April/020065.htmlBroken Link
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108196864221676&w=2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-114.shtmlBroken Link
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=100&type=vulnerabilitiesBroken Link
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/260588Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10119Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-104A.htmlBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-011Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15704Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1000Broken Link
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A904Broken Link
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-April/020065.htmlBroken Link
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108196864221676&w=2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-114.shtmlBroken Link
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=100&type=vulnerabilitiesBroken Link
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/260588Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10119Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-104A.htmlBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-011Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15704Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1000Broken Link
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A904Broken Link
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 1, 2004
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified