31899 : Microsoft Help Workshop HPJ File OPTIONS Section Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2007-01-17

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2007-0427" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Help Workshop 4.03.0002 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a help project (.HPJ) file with a long HLP field in the OPTIONS section.

Classification

Location: Local / Remote, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Solution Unknown
Exploit: Exploit Public, Exploit Commercial
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

OSVDB is not aware of a solution for this vulnerability.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2007-0427 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 22135
Secunia Advisory ID: 23862
Milw0rm: 3149
Exploit Database: 3149
Related OSVDB ID: 31898
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-01/0426.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-01/0459.html
Generic Informational URL: http://www.anspi.pl/~porkythepig/visualization/hpj-x01.cpp
Generic Exploit URL: http://www.saintcorporation.com
http://www.saintcorporation.com/cgi-bin/exploit_info/microsoft_help_workshop_hlp

Credit

porkythepig

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2007-01-23 | Disagree?

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