Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 7, 2004· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2004-0474
CVE-2004-0474
Description
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.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:home:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:home:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
7- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0440.htmlnvdExploitVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/353248nvdExploit
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/9621nvdExploitVendor Advisory
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0450.htmlnvd
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-02/0688.htmlnvd
- marc.infonvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15101nvd
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