CVE-2006-0023

Description

Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and SP2 before August 2004, and possibly other operating systems and versions, uses insecure default ACLs that allow the Authenticated Users group to gain privileges by modifying critical configuration information for the (1) Simple Service Discovery Protocol (SSDP), (2) Universal Plug and Play Device Host (UPnP), (3) NetBT, (4) SCardSvr, (5) DHCP, and (6) DnsCache services, aka "Permissive Windows Services DACLs." NOTE: the NetBT, SCardSvr, DHCP, DnsCache already require privileged access to exploit.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.42% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/19313 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1671 vdb entry signature
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015765 vdb entry
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-069.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/19238 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423587/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/953860 third party advisory us government resource
http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=391523&RenditionID=
http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~sudhakar/papers/winval.pdf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24463 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/18756 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-011 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1696 vdb entry signature
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/914457.mspx vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015595 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0417 vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0023?
CVE-2006-0023 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0023?
To fix CVE-2006-0023, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-0023 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-0023 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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