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CVE-2003-0009

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Help and Support Center for Microsoft Windows Me allows remote attackers to

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Help and Support Center for Microsoft Windows Me allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script in the Local Computer security context via an hcp:// URL with the malicious script in the topic parameter.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.1374
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 6% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
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Affected Products & Versions

2
microsoft windows meall versions
microsoft windows xpall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
remoteMicrosoft Windows XP/ME - Help and Support Center Buffer Overflowverified
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Scoring & Timeline

6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD07 Mar 2003 · 05:00 AM
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104636383018686&w=2
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-047.shtml
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11425.phpVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/489721US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/6074
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6966PatchVendor Advisory
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