National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-0427
Original release date:01/23/2007
Last revised:11/15/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Help Workshop 4.03.0002 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a help project (.HPJ) file with a long HLP field in the OPTIONS section.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: BID
Name: 22135
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20070119 Help project files (.HPJ) buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Help Workshop
Type: Advisory
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.anspi.pl/~porkythepig/visualization/hpj-x01.cpp
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 31899
External Source: SREASON
Name: 2177
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23862
