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CVE-2002-0693

N/A

Published: October 5, 2002 at 04:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:57 PM UTC

7 products affected across 1 vendorWindows XpWindows 2000Windows Nt

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 31%

Description

Buffer overflow in the HTML Help ActiveX Control (hhctrl.ocx) in Microsoft Windows 98, 98 Second Edition, Millennium Edition, NT 4.0, NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows XP allows remote attackers to execute code via (1) a long parameter to the Alink function, or (2) script containing a long argument to the showHelp function.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Windows 2000 · Microsoft

95%

sp1sp2sp3

Windows 2000 Terminal Services · Microsoft

95%

sp1sp2sp3

Windows 98 · Microsoft

95%

gold

Windows 98SE · Microsoft

95%

All versions

Windows Me · Microsoft

95%

All versions

Windows Nt · Microsoft

95%

4.0 4.0 sp1 4.0 sp2 4.0 sp3 4.0 sp4 4.0 sp5 4.0 sp6 4.0 sp6a

Windows Xp · Microsoft

95%

goldsp1

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (7)

Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ

Source: [email protected]

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103365849505409&w=2

Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ

Source: [email protected]

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103419115517344&w=2

Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ

Source: [email protected]

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103435279404182&w=2

VDB Entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10253.php

VDB Entryx_refsource_BID

Source: [email protected]

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5874

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MS

Source: [email protected]

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-055

VDB EntrySignaturex_refsource_OVAL

Source: [email protected]

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A374

CVSS

7.5HIGH[email protected]

Confidentiality: PARTIAL
Integrity: PARTIAL
Availability: PARTIAL

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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