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CHM files execution in Internet Explorer
updated since 19.05.2000
Published: 03.01.2004
Source: BUGTRAQ
SecurityVulns ID: 169
Type: client
Level: 6/10
Description: CHM file (HTML-help) may contain unsafe ActiveX elements and could lead to code execution. CHM execution may be triggered by calling CHM file as a HTML or via ActiveX elements.

Affected: MICROSOFT : Internet Explorer 5.01
MICROSOFT : Internet Explorer 5.0
MICROSOFT : Internet Explorer 4.0
MICROSOFT : Internet Explorer 4.01
MICROSOFT : Internet Explorer 5.5
MICROSOFT : Internet Explorer 6.0

Original document Arman Nayyeri, IE 5.x-6.0 allows executing arbitrary programs using showHelp() (03.01.2004)

Thor Larholm, Thor Larholm security advisory TL#004 (10.10.2002)

Thor Larholm, Thor Larholm security advisory TL#004 (07.10.2002)

NGSSoftware Insight Security Research, Buffer Overflow in IE/Outlook HTML Help (03.10.2002)

document MICROSOFT, Security Bulletin MS02-055: Unchecked Buffer in Windows Help Facility Could Enable Code Execution (Q323255) (03.10.2002)

http-equiv@excite.com, Self-Executing HTML: Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 (03.06.2002)

Georgi Guninski, OBJECT TYPE="text/html" may allow executing arbitrary programs in IE 5.5 (24.11.2000)

document Georgi Guninski, IE 5.x/Outlook allows executing arbitrary programs using .chm files and temporary internet files folder (21.11.2000)

CERT, Advisory CA-2000-12 (20.06.2000)

MICROSOFT, Security Bulletin (MS00-037) (03.06.2000)

http-equiv_(at)_excite.com, MICROSOFT SECURITY FLAW? (19.05.2000)

Files: Self-Executing HTML: Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0
BugTraq ID: 1223
BugTraq ID: 1221
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