Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000
CVE-2002-0693
Buffer overflow in the HTML Help ActiveX Control (hhctrl.ocx) in Microsoft Windows 98, 98 Second Edition, Millennium Edition, NT 4.0, NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows XP allows remote attackers to execute code via (1) a long parameter to the Alink function, or (2) script containing a long argument to the showHelp function.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.313 (98.2th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.313 · newest: 0.313 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:374 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/5874 (vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-055 (vendor-advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/10253.php (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2002-0693?
- CVE-2002-0693 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000. Published 2002-10-10.
- Is CVE-2002-0693 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.