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vendor:
Windows XP
by:
Symantec
5.8
CVSS
MEDIUM
Help and Support Center Spoofing
N/A
CWE
Product Name: Windows XP
Affected Version From: Microsoft Windows XP
Affected Version To: Microsoft Windows XP
Patch Exists: N/A
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: o:microsoft:windows_xp
Metasploit: N/A
Other Scripts: N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References: N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: Windows
2002

Help and Support Center Spoofing

A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows XP that could allow an attacker to spoof the Help and Support Center interface. This could be done by creating a malicious link that would present misleading or hostile content to a user in a manner that may cause them to trust it.

Mitigation:

Symantec has not been able to reproduce this alleged weakness.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9685/info

A weakness has been alleged in Microsoft Windows XP that could reportedly allow aspects of the Help and Support Center interface to be spoofed via a malicious link. By spoofing this interface, an attacker could potentially present misleading or hostile content to a user in a manner which may cause the user to trust it. 

Symantec has not been able to reproduce this alleged weakness.

hcp://system/errors/Connection.htm?online_url=http://wb.pl/bartosz/hcp/screen2.jpg&topic_title=Windows Update&topic_intro=Please click below to check your system&offline_url=c:/

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