CVE-2004-0474 EXPLOIT
5.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 16.2% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Help Center (HelpCtr.exe) may allow remote attackers to read or execute arbitrary files via an "http://" or "file://" argument to the topic parameter in an hcp:// URL. NOTE: since the initial report of this problem, several researchers have been unable to reproduce this issue.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.1 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 16.21% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-07-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows XP - HCP URI Handler Arbitrary Command Execution | 2004-02-09 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0440.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0450.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0688.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107652584102003&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/353248
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9621
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15101
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0440.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0450.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0688.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107652584102003&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/353248
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9621
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15101
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