{"document":{"acknowledgments":[{"urls":["https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/489721#acknowledgements"]}],"category":"CERT/CC Vulnerability Note","csaf_version":"2.0","notes":[{"category":"summary","text":"The Help and Support Center included with Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition and XP does not adequately validate parameters provided in an \"hcp://\" URI. As a result, an attacker could construct a URI that could cause the Help and Support Center to execute arbitrary script, effectively giving the attacker full control over a vulnerable system.","title":"Summary"},{"category":"legal_disclaimer","text":"THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED ON AN 'AS IS' BASIS AND DOES NOT IMPLY ANY KIND OF GUARANTEE OR WARRANTY, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE. YOUR USE OF THE INFORMATION ON THE DOCUMENT OR MATERIALS LINKED FROM THE DOCUMENT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. ","title":"Legal Disclaimer"},{"category":"other","text":"CERT/CC Vulnerability Note is a limited advisory. It primarily identifies vendors impacted by the advisory and not specific products. We only support \"known_affected\" and \"known_not_affected\" status. Please consult the vendor's statements and advisory URL if provided by the vendor for more details ","title":"Limitations of Advisory"}],"publisher":{"category":"coordinator","contact_details":"Email: cert@cert.org, Phone: +1412 268 5800","issuing_authority":"CERT/CC under DHS/CISA https://www.cisa.gov/cybersecurity also see https://kb.cert.org/ ","name":"CERT/CC","namespace":"https://kb.cert.org/"},"references":[{"url":"https://certcc.github.io/certcc_disclosure_policy","summary":"CERT/CC vulnerability disclosure policy"},{"summary":"CERT/CC document released","category":"self","url":"https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/489721"}],"title":"Microsoft Windows Me and XP Help and Support Center does not adequately validate hcp:// URI parameters","tracking":{"current_release_date":"2003-05-08T20:10:34+00:00","generator":{"engine":{"name":"VINCE","version":"3.0.35"}},"id":"VU#489721","initial_release_date":"2003-02-26 00:00:00+00:00","revision_history":[{"date":"2003-05-08T20:10:34+00:00","number":"1.20030508201034.30","summary":"Released on 2003-05-08T20:10:34+00:00"}],"status":"final","version":"1.20030508201034.30"}},"vulnerabilities":[{"notes":[{"category":"general","text":"No vulnerabilities have been defined at this time for this report"}]}]}