Description
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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 2
- Microsoft Help Workshop 4.03.0002 - '.HPJ' Local Buffer Overflow EDB-3159 · local · Jan 19, 2007 · verified
- Microsoft Help Workshop 4.03.0002 - '.cnt' Local Buffer Overflow EDB-3149 · local · Jan 17, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 22135 vdb-entry
- 2177 third-party-advisory
- 31899 vdb-entry
- 23862 third-party-advisory
- http://www.anspi.pl/~porkythepig/visualization/hpj-x01.cpp
- 20070119 Help project files (.HPJ) buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Help Workshop mailing-list