CVE-2003-0907

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Help and Support Center in Microsoft Windows XP SP1 does not properly validate HCP URLs, which allows remote attackers t

Help and Support Center in Microsoft Windows XP SP1 does not properly validate HCP URLs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via quotation marks in an hcp:// URL, which are not quoted when constructing the argument list to HelpCtr.exe.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.1 EPSS 0.3377

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EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
EPSS percentile: top 3% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood

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Weakness Classification

CWE-88Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

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Affected Products & Versions

microsoft windows server 2003all versions

microsoft windows xpall versions

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Scoring & Timeline

5.1

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:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Published to NVD01 Jun 2004 · 04:00 AM

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-April/020065.htmlBroken Link

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108196864221676&w=2Third Party Advisory

http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-114.shtmlBroken Link

http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=100&type=vulnerabilitiesBroken Link

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/260588PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10119Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-104A.htmlBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-011PatchVendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15704Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1000Broken Link

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A904Broken Link

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