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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.1

CVE-2004-1306 json

Heap-based buffer overflow in winhlp32.exe in Windows NT, Windows 2000 through SP4, Windows XP through SP2, and Windows 2003 allows remote…

published 2004-12-31 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-1303

cvss
5.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
21.1%
EPSS 21.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in winhlp32.exe in Windows NT, Windows 2000 through SP4, Windows XP through SP2, and Windows 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .hlp file.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-25049)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

21.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-25049 Microsoft Windows XP/2000/2003 - 'winhlp32' Phrase Integer Overflow remote, 2004-12-23
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12092 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • xfocus.net http://www.xfocus.net/flashsky/icoExp/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.1 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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