What is CVE-2002-0694?

CVE-2002-0694 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000. Published 2002-10-10.

Is CVE-2002-0694 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000

CVE-2002-0694

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."

EPSS: 0.137 (96.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows_2000
Microsoft Windows_2000_terminal_services
Microsoft Windows_98
Microsoft Windows_98se
Microsoft Windows_me
Microsoft Windows_nt — versions 4.0
Microsoft Windows_xp
N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2002-0694?: CVE-2002-0694 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000. Published 2002-10-10.
Is CVE-2002-0694 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.