CVE-2006-5758
The Graphics Rendering Engine in Microsoft Windows 2000 through 2000 SP4 and Windows XP through SP2 maps GDI Kernel structures on a global shared memory section that is mapped with read-only permissions, but can be remapped by other processes as…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.37%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Graphics Rendering Engine in Microsoft Windows 2000 through 2000 SP4 and Windows XP through SP2 maps GDI Kernel structures on a global shared memory section that is mapped with read-only permissions, but can be remapped by other processes as read-write, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) and gain privileges by modifying the kernel structures.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 6.37% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows xp
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://kernelwars.blogspot.com/2007/01/alive.html
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-06-11-2006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22668Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017168
- http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-europe-07/bh-eu-07-speakers.html#Eriksson
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466186/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20940Exploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4358Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1215Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-017
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30042
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2056
- http://kernelwars.blogspot.com/2007/01/alive.html
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-06-11-2006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22668Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017168
- http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-europe-07/bh-eu-07-speakers.html#Eriksson
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466186/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20940Exploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4358Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1215Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-017
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30042
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2056
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.