CVE-2006-1591
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Help winhlp32.exe allows user-assisted attackers...
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Help winhlp32.exe allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted embedded image data in a .hlp file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Help winhlp32.exe allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted embedded image data in a .hlp file.
- Record
CVE-2006-1591- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Help winhlp32.exe allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted embedded image data in a .hlp file.
- Record
CVE-2006-1591- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-1592 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Help winhlp32.exe allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted embedded image data in a .hlp file.
- Record
EUVD-2006-1592- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rvq6-hp8x-g4vq No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Help winhlp32.exe allows user-assisted attackers...
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Help winhlp32.exe allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted embedded image data in a .hlp file.
- Record
GHSA-rvq6-hp8x-g4vq- 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-2006-1591 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published April 3, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.11%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25573
open-security.org/advisories/15
securityfocus.com/archive/1/430871/100/0/threaded
securityreason.com/securityalert/700
lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-March/044748.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1591
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rvq6-hp8x-g4vq