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Vulnerability in HTML Help Could Allow Remote Code Execution (896358)

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Acertains the presence of update 896358

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through the web client.

Description :

The remote host contains a version of the HTML Help ActiveX control which
is vulnerable to a security flaw which may permit a possible hacker to execute
arbitrary code on the remote host by constructing a malicious web page
and entice a victim to visit this web page.

Solution :

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2000, XP and 2003 :

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-026.mspx

Network Security Threat Level:

High / CVSS Base Score : 8
(AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:C/A:C/I:C/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 13953

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