CVE-2004-0474

MediumCVSS 5.1/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.1/10AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 7, 2004
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2004-0474: Medium severity, CVSS 5.1 | Vulnix