CVE-2006-4138 describes multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Windows Help File viewer (winhlp32.exe) that allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code through specially crafted HLP files. With a CVSS score of 7.6, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, indicating a network-based attack with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, albeit with high attack complexity. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild or KEV listing, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB. Despite its age and high FAUCET risk score of 98/100, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:help_file_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.