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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800505
Category:Windows
Title:Microsoft HTML Help Workshop buffer overflow vulnerability
Summary:Microsoft HTML Help Workshop is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Microsoft HTML Help Workshop is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
A flaw is due to the way application handle a malformed HTML help workshop
project.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful remote exploitation could context-dependent attackers
to execute arbitrary code via a .hhp file with a long index file field.

Affected Software/OS:
Microsoft HTML Help Workshop 4.74 and prior.

Solution:
No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure
of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer
release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.

CVSS Score:
10.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-0133
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7727
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4914
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG

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