{
    "id": "CVE-2006-0564",
    "published": "2006-02-06 23:02:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:20:51",
    "cvss_score": "7.5",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft HTML Help Workshop 4.74.8702.0, and possibly earlier versions, and as included in the Microsoft HTML Help 1.4 SDK, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .hhp file with a long Contents file field.",
    "epss_score": "0.71697",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99405",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:05",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "html_help"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "html_help_workshop"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
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            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "16648",
            "title": "Microsoft HTML Help Workshop 4.74 - '.hhp' Cotent Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (2)",
            "date": "2010-09-25",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16648"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "16683",
            "title": "Microsoft HTML Help Workshop 4.74 - '.hhp' compiled Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (4)",
            "date": "2010-09-25",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16683"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "10321",
            "title": "Microsoft HTML Help Workshop 4.74 - '.hhp' Local Buffer Overflow (1)",
            "date": "2009-12-05",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10321"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "7727",
            "title": "Microsoft HTML Workshop 4.74 - Universal Buffer Overflow",
            "date": "2009-01-12",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7727"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "1495",
            "title": "Microsoft HTML Help Workshop - '.hhp' Local Buffer Overflow (3)",
            "date": "2006-02-14",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1495"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "1490",
            "title": "Microsoft HTML Help Workshop - '.hhp' Local Buffer Overflow (2)",
            "date": "2006-02-11",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1490"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "1488",
            "title": "Microsoft HTML Help Workshop - '.hhp' Denial of Service",
            "date": "2006-02-10",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1488"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "1470",
            "title": "Microsoft HTML Help Workshop - '.hhp' Local Buffer Overflow (1)",
            "date": "2006-02-06",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1470"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/18740",
        "http://securitytracker.com/id?1015585",
        "http://users.pandora.be/bratax/advisories/b008.html",
        "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/124460",
        "http://www.osvdb.org/22941",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0446",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24481",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/18740",
        "http://securitytracker.com/id?1015585",
        "http://users.pandora.be/bratax/advisories/b008.html",
        "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/124460",
        "http://www.osvdb.org/22941",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0446",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24481"
    ]
}