The HTML Help facility in Microsoft Windows 98, 98 Second Edition, Millennium Edition, NT 4.0, NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows XP uses the Local Computer Security Zone when opening .chm files from the Temporary Internet Files folder, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via HTML mail that references or inserts a malicious .chm file containing shortcuts that can be executed, aka "Code Execution via Compiled HTML Help File."
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|
| Hyperlink | Resource Type |
|---|
The HTML Help facility in Microsoft Windows 98, 98 Second Edition, Millennium Edition, NT 4.0, NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows XP uses the Local Computer Security Zone when opening .chm files from the Temporary Internet Files folder, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via HTML mail that references or inserts a malicious .chm file containing shortcuts that can be executed, aka "Code Execution via Compiled HTML Help File."
| Type | CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| text | N/A | n/a |
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|
| CAPEC ID | Description |
|---|
| Event | Date |
|---|
| Hyperlink | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-055 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_MS |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A403 | vdb-entry signature x_refsource_OVAL |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10254.php | vdb-entry x_refsource_XF |
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|
| CAPEC ID | Description |
|---|
| Event | Date |
|---|
| Hyperlink | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-055 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_MS x_transferred |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A403 | vdb-entry signature x_refsource_OVAL x_transferred |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10254.php | vdb-entry x_refsource_XF x_transferred |
The HTML Help facility in Microsoft Windows 98, 98 Second Edition, Millennium Edition, NT 4.0, NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows XP uses the Local Computer Security Zone when opening .chm files from the Temporary Internet Files folder, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via HTML mail that references or inserts a malicious .chm file containing shortcuts that can be executed, aka "Code Execution via Compiled HTML Help File."
| Date Added | Due Date | Vulnerability Name | Required Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A |
| Type | Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 2.0 | 7.5 | HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE ID | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| NVD-CWE-Other | Primary | nvd@nist.gov |
| Hyperlink | Source | Resource |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10254.php | cve@mitre.org | Vendor Advisory |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-055 | cve@mitre.org | N/A |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A403 | cve@mitre.org | N/A |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10254.php | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-055 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | N/A |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A403 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | N/A |