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CVE-2007-0427
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Help Workshop 4.03.0002 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a…
High9.3EPSS 31.4%
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Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Help Workshop 4.03.0002 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a help project (.HPJ) file with a long HLP field in the OPTIONS section.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 31.4% · top 1.7% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
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Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- 22135 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 2177 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 31899 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 23862 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.anspi.pl/~porkythepig/visualization/hpj-x01.cpp (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20070119 Help project files (.HPJ) buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Help Workshop (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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- 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)
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