CVE-2003-0907
Help and Support Center in Microsoft Windows XP SP1 does not properly validate HCP URLs, which...
Help and Support Center in Microsoft Windows XP SP1 does not properly validate HCP URLs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via quotation marks in an hcp:// URL, which are not quoted when constructing the argument list to HelpCtr.exe.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Help and Support Center in Microsoft Windows XP SP1 does not properly validate HCP URLs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via quotation marks in an hcp:// URL, which are not quoted when constructing the argument list to HelpCtr.exe.
- Record
CVE-2003-0907- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-88
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Help and Support Center in Microsoft Windows XP SP1 does not properly validate HCP URLs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via quotation marks in an hcp:// URL, which are not quoted when constructing the argument list to HelpCtr.exe.
- Record
CVE-2003-0907- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-0897 No score
Help and Support Center in Microsoft Windows XP SP1 does not properly validate HCP URLs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via quotation marks in an hcp:// URL, which are not quoted when constructing the argument list to HelpCtr.exe.
- Record
EUVD-2003-0897- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9h96-28m7-7h3g No score
Help and Support Center in Microsoft Windows XP SP1 does not properly validate HCP URLs, which...
Help and Support Center in Microsoft Windows XP SP1 does not properly validate HCP URLs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via quotation marks in an hcp:// URL, which are not quoted when constructing the argument list to HelpCtr.exe.
- Record
GHSA-9h96-28m7-7h3g- Weakness
- CWE-88
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2003-0907 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Microsoft Windows Xp, published April 16, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 21.9%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-114.shtml
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/260588
securityfocus.com/bid/10119
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1000
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-011
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us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-104A.html
lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-April/020065.html
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=108196864221676&w=2
idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=100&type=vulnerabilities
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15704
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0907
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9h96-28m7-7h3g