CVE-2005-1208

Integer overflow in Microsoft Windows 98, 2000, XP SP2 and earlier, and Server 2003 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted compiled Help .CHM file with a large size field that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, as demonstrated using a "ms-its:" URL in...

CVE-2005-1208

CVE-2005-1208 describes a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft HTML Help (CHM/InfoTech Storage protocols like ms-its, ms-itss, its, mk:@MSITStore). The root cause is an integer overflow/heap-based buffer overflow when processing crafted CHM content with a large size field, exploitable...

CVE-2005-1208

Integer overflow in Microsoft Windows 98, 2000, XP SP2 and earlier, and Server 2003 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted compiled Help .CHM file with a large size field that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, as demonstrated using a "ms-its:" URL in...

Microsoft HTML Help vulnerable to integer overflow

Overview Microsoft HTML Help contains an integer overflow vulnerability, allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description HTML Help The Microsoft HTML Help system ". . . is the standard help system for the Windows platform." HTML Help components can be compiled to ". . . compress...

CVE-2002-0694

The CVE-2002-0694 issue is tied to an unchecked buffer in Windows Help (Q323255) that affected Windows 98, 98 Second Edition, Millennium Edition, NT 4.0, NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. Root cause: a vulnerability in the HTML Help facility could allow a remote attack...

CVE-2002-0694

The HTML Help facility in Microsoft Windows 98, 98 Second Edition, Millennium Edition, NT 4.0, NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows XP uses the Local Computer Security Zone when opening .chm files from the Temporary Internet Files folder, which allows remote attackers to...

Microsoft HTML Help buffer overflow

Buffer overflow on CHM format parsing...

HtmlHelp - .CHM File Heap Overflow

======================================================================== = HtmlHelp - .CHM File Heap Overflow = = MS Bulletin posted: = http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-023.mspx = = Affected Software: = Microsoft Windows 98, 98SE, ME = Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 = Microsoft...

CVE-2004-0475

The showHelp function in Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP Pro allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local .CHM files via a double backward slash "\" before the target CHM file, as demonstrated using an "ms-its" URL to ntshared.chm. NOTE: this bug may overlap CVE-2003-1041...

CVE-2004-0475

The showHelp function in Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP Pro allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local .CHM files via a double backward slash "\" before the target CHM file, as demonstrated using an "ms-its" URL to ntshared.chm. NOTE: this bug may overlap CVE-2003-1041...

CVE-2003-1041

Internet Explorer 5.x and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a modified directory traversal attack using a URL containing ".." dot dot sequences and a filename that ends in "::" which is treated as a .chm file even if it does not have a .chm extension. NOTE: this bug ma...

MS Internet Explorer CHM files and ms-its handler code execution

HTTP redirection to ms-its and few others protocol exploiting directory traversal bug cause CHM file to be saved to known location. With another directory traversal bug HTML from CHM file can be executed in local zone...

US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA04-099A -- Vulnerability in Internet Explorer ITS Protocol Handler

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Vulnerability in Internet Explorer ITS Protocol Handler Original release date: April 8, 2004 Last revised: -- Source: US-CERT Systems Affected Microsoft Windows systems running Internet Explorer Overview A cross-domain scripting vulnerability in...

Outlook Express MHTML protocol handler does not properly validate source of alternate content

Overview The Outlook Express MIME Encapsulation of Aggregate HTML Documents MHTML protocol handler does not adequately validate the source of alternate content. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access data and execute script in different security domains. By causing script to be ru...

CHM files execution in Internet Explorer

CHM file HTML-help may contain unsafe ActiveX elements and could lead to code execution. CHM execution may be triggered by calling CHM file as a HTML or via ActiveX elements...

IE 5.x-6.0 allows executing arbitrary programs using showHelp()

IE 5.x-6.0 allows executing arbitrary programs using showHelp =============================================================== Title: IE 5.x-6.0 allows executing arbitrary programs using showHelp Date: Monday, December 29, 2003 Software: IE 5.x, 6.0 Vendor: Microsoft Corp. Patch: N/A Author: Arman...

Microsoft Windows XP2000 - showHelp .CHM File Execution (MS03-004)

Microsoft Windows XP2000 - showHelp .CHM File Execution MS03-004 source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9320/info Microsoft Windows is prone to a security flaw in the implementation of the showHelp function. Microsoft previously released patches that provide security measures to prevent abuse ...

Microsoft Windows XP/2000 - showHelp '.CHM' File Execution (MS03-004)

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9320/info Microsoft Windows is prone to a security flaw in the implementation of the showHelp function. Microsoft previously released patches that provide security measures to prevent abuse of the showHelp method to reference local compiled help files .CH...

IE: CHM Attacks are still alive (CHM attack without showHelp())

!! R//an0001 !! CHM Attacks are still alive =========================== Title: CHM Attacks are still alive Date: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 Software: IE What a nice program!!! Vendor: Microsoft Corp. I love Microsoft Patch: N/A Author: Arman Nayyeri, [email protected] Vendor Status:...

CVE-2002-0694

The HTML Help facility in Microsoft Windows 98, 98 Second Edition, Millennium Edition, NT 4.0, NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows XP uses the Local Computer Security Zone when opening .chm files from the Temporary Internet Files folder, which allows remote attackers to...