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CVE-2002-0693

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2002-10-10 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in the HTML Help ActiveX Control (hhctrl.ocx) in Microsoft Windows 98, 98 Second Edition, Millennium Edition, NT 4.0, NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows XP allows remote attackers to execute code via (1) a long parameter to the Alink function, or (2) script containing a long argument to the showHelp function.

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Windows 98Microsoft Windows 98SeMicrosoft Windows NtMicrosoft Windows MeMicrosoft Windows XpMicrosoft Windows 2000 Terminal ServicesMicrosoft Windows 2000

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References