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Buffer Overrun
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Product Name: Unknown
Affected Version From: Unknown
Affected Version To: Unknown
Patch Exists: NO
Related CWE: Unknown
CPE: helpctr.exe
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Buffer Overrun Vulnerability in helpctr.exe

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient bounds checking on input supplied via the HCP URI parameter. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by making a HCP request with an overly long string. This will trigger the overflow condition and may result in malicious attacker-supplied code being executed on the vulnerable system.

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Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6802/info

A buffer overrun vulnerability was reported for helpctr.exe. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient bounds checking on input supplied via the HCP URI parameter. 

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by making a HCP request with an overly long string. This will trigger the overflow condition and may result in malicious attacker-supplied code being executed on the vulnerable system.

hcp://m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.
m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.
m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.
m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m.m