A new vulnerability has been located on Windows operating systems. This flaw is about how Windows handles a malicious Help file when it is viewed in the Help File viewer.

“A successful attack may facilitate arbitrary code execution in the context of a vulnerable user who opens a malicious file,” according to a researcher at Security Focus.

This affects Windows XP, Server 2003, NT, and 2000 versions.

Microsoft has already e-mailed InformationWeek to give a response about this issue.

According to a blog by Hon Lau, a member of Symantec said that the vulnerability has not been actively exploited.

A person named Mati Aharoni, who is a tester at See Security Technologies, was credited as the one who discovered this bug.

Source: iTnews