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CVE-2002-0694

Published: Sep 1, 2004Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
13.7%
Top 4.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The HTML Help facility in Microsoft Windows 98, 98 Second Edition, Millennium Edition, NT 4.0, NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows XP uses the Local Computer Security Zone when opening .chm files from the Temporary Internet Files folder, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via HTML mail that references or inserts a malicious .chm file containing shortcuts that can be executed, aka "Code Execution via Compiled HTML Help File."

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

windows 2000microsoft
OS
Operating Systems / windows
windows 2000 terminal servicesmicrosoft
On-premOS
Operating Systems / windows
windows 98microsoft
OS
Operating Systems / windows
windows 98semicrosoft
On-premOS
Operating Systems / windows
windows memicrosoft
On-premOS
Operating Systems / windows
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10254.php
iss.net
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-055
docs.microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A403
oval.cisecurity.org

Timeline

Published
Sep 1, 2004
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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