FKIE_CVE-2009-0133

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-01-15 17:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:04
Severity
Summary
Buffer overflow in Microsoft HTML Help Workshop 4.74 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .hhp file with a long "Index file" field, possibly a related issue to CVE-2006-0564.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/4914
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7727
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4914
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7727
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft html_help_workshop 4.74
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  "id": "CVE-2009-0133",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:04:19.400",
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  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
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