Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000
CVE-2006-1591
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Help winhlp32.exe allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted embedded image data in a .hlp file.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.1 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.071 (94.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.070 · newest: 0.071 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server — versions enterprise, r2, standard
- Microsoft Windows Nt — versions 4.0
- Microsoft Windows Xp
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25573 (vdb-entry)
- www.open-security.org/advisories/15 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430871/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/700 (third-party-advisory)
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-March/044748.html (mailing-list, Exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/17325 (vdb-entry)