Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft HTML Help Workshop 4.74.8702.0, and possibly earlier versions, and as included in the Microsoft HTML Help 1.4 SDK, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .hhp file with a long Contents file field
Published Feb 6, 2006
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 71.70%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft HTML Help Workshop 4.74.8702.0, and possibly earlier versions, and as included in the Microsoft HTML Help 1.4 SDK, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .hhp file with a long Contents file field.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.4
- 4.74.8702.0
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
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 (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 71.70% (0.71697) | 99.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 71.46% (0.71457) | 99.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 7, 2026 | 82.71% (0.82714) | 99.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 81.03% (0.81029) | 99.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 22, 2025 | 72.01% (0.72006) | 98.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 73.05% (0.73045) | 98.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 79.66% (0.79660) | 98.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 73.05% (0.73045) | 98.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 13, 2025 | 91.39% (0.91388) | 99.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 89.94% (0.89935) | 99.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 28, 2024 | 63.47% (0.63474) | 97.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | 60.96% (0.60957) | 97.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 19, 2023 | 64.04% (0.64042) | 97.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 78.64% (0.78639) | 97.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 13, 2023 | 66.87% (0.66871) | 97.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 24.28% (0.24279) | 95.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 22.84% (0.22840) | 95.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 73.37% (0.73368) | 99.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 73.37% (0.73368) | 99.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18740 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015585 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://users.pandora.be/bratax/advisories/b008.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/124460 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/22941 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0446 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24481 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18740 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015585 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://users.pandora.be/bratax/advisories/b008.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/124460 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/22941 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0446 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24481 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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