Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 12, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-0823
CVE-2002-0823
Description
Buffer overflow in Winhlp32.exe allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTML document that calls the HTML Help ActiveX control (HHCtrl.ocx) with a long pathname in the Item parameter.
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3- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_help:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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