CVEvulnerability
CVE-2010-1885
9.3 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2010-06-15
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-78
Description
The MPC::HexToNum function in helpctr.exe in Microsoft Windows Help and Support Center in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 does not properly handle malformed escape sequences, which allows remote attackers to bypass the trusted documents whitelist (fromHCP option) and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted hcp:// URL, aka "Help Center URL Validation Vulnerability."
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows 2003 server
• microsoft windows server 2003
• microsoft windows xp
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command weakness
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-06/0197.html Exploit
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2010/06/10/windows-help-vulnerability-disclosure.aspx blogs.technet.com
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2010/06/10/help-and-support-center-vulnerability-full-disclosure-posting.aspx Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40076 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/13808 www.exploit-db.com
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/578319 US Government Resource
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2219475.mspx Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511774/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511783/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40725 Exploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024084 www.securitytracker.com
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-194A.html US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1417 Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-042 docs.microsoft.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59267 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11733 oval.cisecurity.org
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-06/0197.html Exploit
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2010/06/10/windows-help-vulnerability-disclosure.aspx blogs.technet.com
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2010/06/10/help-and-support-center-vulnerability-full-disclosure-posting.aspx Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40076 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/13808 www.exploit-db.com
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/578319 US Government Resource
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2219475.mspx Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511774/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511783/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40725 Exploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024084 www.securitytracker.com
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-194A.html US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1417 Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-042 docs.microsoft.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59267 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11733 oval.cisecurity.org