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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2010-1885 EUVD-2010-1904GHSA-3qv5-55f8-3w6h

The MPC::HexToNum function in helpctr.exe in Microsoft Windows Help and Support Center in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 does not prope…

Published Jun 14, 2010 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by microsoft

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."

Public exploits

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Metasploit 1 module

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