CVE-2002-0694

N/A

Description

The HTML Help facility in Microsoft Windows 98, 98 Second Edition, Millennium Edition, NT 4.0, NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows XP uses the Local Computer Security Zone when opening .chm files from the Temporary Internet Files folder, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via HTML mail that references or inserts a malicious .chm file containing shortcuts that can be executed, aka "Code Execution via Compiled HTML Help File."

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 ScoreN/A

Published10/10/2002

Last Modified4/16/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

microsoft:windows_2000microsoft:windows_2000_terminal_servicesmicrosoft:windows_98microsoft:windows_98semicrosoft:windows_memicrosoft:windows_ntmicrosoft:windows_xp

References

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10254.php(cve@mitre.org)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-055(cve@mitre.org)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A403(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10254.php(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-055(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A403(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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