2745 : Microsoft HTML Help Control Privilege Escalation
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8 months ago

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65%

Disclosure
Oct 24, 2003

Discovery
Oct 24, 2003

Dates

Exploit
Unknown

Solution
Unknown

Description

 Microsoft HTML Help Control, used in all current versions of Windows as of Oct 2003, contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to gain access to unauthorized privileges. The issue is triggered when the HTML Help control is called from a program running with privileges greater than the current user. This flaw may lead to a loss of Authorization.

Classification

Unknown or Incomplete

Solution

 Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products
Microsoft Corporation
Watch-list
Windows
Watch-list
 Unknown or Unspecified
HTML Help Control
Watch-list
 5.2.3735 .1

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