Arbitrary Code Execution via HCP URLs in Microsoft Windows XP SP1 Help and Support Center

Arbitrary Code Execution via HCP URLs in Microsoft Windows XP SP1 Help and Support Center

CVE-2003-0907 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:H/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Help and Support Center in Microsoft Windows XP SP1 does not properly validate HCP URLs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via quotation marks in an hcp:// URL, which are not quoted when constructing the argument list to HelpCtr.exe.

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