FKIE_CVE-2004-0474
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2004-07-07 04:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:05
Severity
Summary
Help Center (HelpCtr.exe) may allow remote attackers to read or execute arbitrary files via an "http://" or "file://" argument to the topic parameter in an hcp:// URL. NOTE: since the initial report of this problem, several researchers have been unable to reproduce this issue.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_xp | * | |
| microsoft | windows_xp | * | |
| microsoft | windows_xp | * |
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