OSVDB ID: 2745

Title: Microsoft HTML Help Control Privilege Escalation

Info

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

HTML Help Control

5.2.3735 .1

Windows

Unknown or Unspecified

References

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete



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