3001 : Microsoft IE XP HCP URI Handler File Deletion
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Timeline

Discovery Date	Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2002-06-25	2002-08-15	2002-08-15

Time to Exploit
51 days

Description

Microsoft Windows XP comes with a "Help and Support Center" containing a flaw that allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files. The flaw is due to the HCP URI handler (hcp://) included with Internet Explorer on XP systems. If an attacker creates a malicious HTML page with a crafted hcp:// call, they can cause a vulnerable system to delete files via the uplddrvinfo.htm page installed with the help center.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Rumored
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version Windows XP SP1 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. Microsoft has also made a patch (Q328940) available to address this issue. It is also possible to correct the flaw by implementing the following workaround: delete or move the uplddrvinfo.htm file.

Products

Microsoft Corporation

Windows

References

CVE ID: 2002-0974 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 5478
ISS X-Force ID: 9878
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-08/0129.html
Vendor Specific Solution URL: http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/pro/downloads/servicepacks/sp1/default.asp

Tools & Filters

	11286
Snort	8413

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

Shane Hird - shirddstc.edu.au -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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Anonymous - 2006/11/07 15:57:51

Credit for discovery of this vulnerability should probably go to Shane Hird who made the original bugtraq posting listed here and elsewhere.

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