CVE-2004-0474 describes a potential vulnerability in Microsoft Windows XP's Help Center (HelpCtr.exe) that could allow remote attackers to read or execute arbitrary files by manipulating the 'topic' parameter in an hcp:// URL with "http://" or "file://" arguments. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.1, indicating a medium severity, with a network attack vector, high access complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While an ExploitDB entry exists for arbitrary command execution, the vulnerability's reproducibility has been questioned by researchers, and there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:home:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:home:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.