A new vulnerability was reported in the Microsoft Hyperlink Object Library, which may be exploited by attackers to compromise a vulnerable system. This problem exists because of an unchecked buffer while handling malformed hyperlinks, which may be exploited by creating a specially crafted link and convincing a user into clicking this malicious link, which could lead to remote code execution.
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Anna Hollingzworth
ChangeLog
2005-02-08 : Initial release
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