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Microsoft HTML Help Control Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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SA10066

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Release Date:

2003-10-27

Last Update:

2003-10-28

Popularity:

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Critical:

Less critical

Impact:

Privilege escalation

Where:

Local system

Solution Status:

Unpatched

OS:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server, Terminal Server Edition
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft HTML Help, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to escalate their privileges.

The vulnerability is caused due to the HTML Help API not dropping privileges before invoking the help viewer. This poses a security risk if a higher privileged application (eg. an anti-virus program or personal firewall) uses the HTML Help API, since a command prompt can be opened with the privileges of the application.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary commands on the system with escalated privileges.

The vulnerability has been reported in HTML Help Control version 5.2.3735.1. Other versions may also be affected.

This vulnerability may be related to:
SA7394

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