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CVE-2004-0201
Heap-based buffer overflow in the HtmlHelp program (hh.exe) in HTML Help for Microsoft Windows 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and Server 2003…
High10.0EPSS 45.3%
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- mitre
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the HtmlHelp program (hh.exe) in HTML Help for Microsoft Windows 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and Server 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a .CHM file with a large length field, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-1041.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 45.3% · top 1.2% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (9)
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2155 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- VU#920060 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- TA04-196A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1530 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1503 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- MS04-023 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- 20040714 HtmlHelp - .CHM File Heap Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3179 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- win-htmlhelp-execute-code(16586) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .