Microsoft Windows HTML Help could allow an attacker to gain privileges
| win-htmlhelp-gain-privileges (13509) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Windows could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system. The HtmlHelp function fails to properly drop privileges prior to invoking the help viewer. If an application has higher privileges and invokes the HTML help viewer, a local attacker could gain elevated privileges on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft, Windows
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Oct 23 2003 - 19:46:43 CDT , HTML Help API - Privilege Escalation at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-10/0230.html.
- BID-8884: Microsoft Windows HTML Help API Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Reported:
Oct 23, 2003
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