MEDIUM
Help and Support Center in Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 SP1 does not properly validate HCP URLs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated using certain hcp:// URLs that access the DVD Upgrade capability (dvdupgrd.htm)
Published May 14, 2004
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 26.13%
Description
Help and Support Center in Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 SP1 does not properly validate HCP URLs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated using certain hcp:// URLs that access the DVD Upgrade capability (dvdupgrd.htm).
Affected products
No data.
OR
- enterprise
- enterprise_64-bit
- r2
- r2
- r2
- standard
- web
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.1 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
26.13% 0.26133
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.26133
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 26.13% (0.26133) | 97.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 26.13% (0.26133) | 97.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 43.51% (0.43506) | 97.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 17, 2026 | 33.79% (0.33791) | 96.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 31, 2025 | 39.02% (0.39025) | 97.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 8, 2025 | 37.02% (0.37018) | 96.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 40.24% (0.40245) | 97.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 43.72% (0.43720) | 96.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 40.24% (0.40245) | 96.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 46.80% (0.46802) | 97.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 92.56% (0.92564) | 99.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 95.86% (0.95861) | 99.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 20, 2023 | 96.06% (0.96056) | 99.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 21, 2023 | 95.30% (0.95303) | 98.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.43% (0.96428) | 99.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108437759930820&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=108430407801825&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://www.exploitlabs.com/files/advisories/EXPL-A-2004-001-helpctr.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/484814 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10321 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-015 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16095 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1008 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1032 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108437759930820&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=108430407801825&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://www.exploitlabs.com/files/advisories/EXPL-A-2004-001-helpctr.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/484814 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10321 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-015 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16095 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1008 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1032 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 14, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Mar 11, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0199
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a