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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2006-1476

Windows Firewall in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 produces incorrect application block alerts when the application filename is ".exe" (with no characters before the "."), which might allow local user-assisted users to trick a user into unblocking a Trojan…

LOW 2.6EPSS 3.91%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.91%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Windows Firewall in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 produces incorrect application block alerts when the application filename is ".exe" (with no characters before the "."), which might allow local user-assisted users to trick a user into unblocking a Trojan horse program, as demonstrated by a malicious ".exe" program in a folder named "Internet Explorer," which triggers a question about whether to unblock the "Internet Explorer" program.

CVSS 2.0
2.6 LOWAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS
3.91% probability · 90th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
microsoft/windows xp
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.