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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 12, 2002· Updated Apr 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.

Affected products

3
  • Microsoft/Windows Help
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_help:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows 20002 versions
    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:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

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