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CVE-2002-0693

7.5
CVSS v2.0 Base Score
61.30%
MEDIUM RiskEPSS (98th percentile)
NVD-CWE-Other

Buffer overflow in the HTML Help ActiveX Control (hhctrl.ocx) in Microsoft Windows 98, 98 Second Edition, Millennium Edition, NT 4.0, NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows XP allows remote attackers to execute code via (1) a long parameter to the Alink function, or (2) script containing a long argument to the showHelp function.

Published: 10/10/2002
Modified: 4/16/2026
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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v2 Score

7.5

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

61.30%MEDIUM Exploitation Risk
98th percentile

This vulnerability has a 61.30% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

NVD-CWE-Other