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Windows XP Help And Support Center Interface Spoofing Weakness

Feb 20, 2004 12:38PM PST

A weakness has been alleged in Microsoft Windows XP that could reportedly allow aspects of the Help and Support Center interface to be spoofed via a malicious link. By spoofing this interface, an attacker could potentially present misleading or hostile content to a user in a manner which may cause the user to trust it.

Symantec has not been able to reproduce this alleged weakness.

published Feb 17, 2004
updated Feb 17, 2004
vulnerable Microsoft Windows XP Home SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Home
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Professional

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9685/discussion/

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