CVE-2006-6696

Description

Double free vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, 2003, and Vista allows local users to gain privileges by calling the MessageBox function with a MB_SERVICE_NOTIFICATION message with crafted data, which sends a HardError message to Client/Server Runtime Server Subsystem (CSRSS) process, which is not properly handled when invoking the UserHardError and GetHardErrorText functions in WINSRV.DLL.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.56% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.kuban.ru/forum_new/forum2/files/19124.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455546/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466331/100/200/threaded vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017433 vdb entry
http://groups.google.ca/group/microsoft.public.win32.programmer.kernel/browse_thread/thread/c5946bf40f227058/7bd7b5d66a4e5aff
http://www.security.nnov.ru/Gnews944.html
http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061215.html
http://www.determina.com/security.research/vulnerabilities/csrss-harderror.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455088/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/12/22/new-report-of-a-windows-vulnerability.aspx
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455158/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21688 vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-021 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1816 vdb entry signature
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1325 vdb entry
http://www.security.nnov.ru/files/messagebox.c
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051394.html mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23324 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455104/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455061/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/23448 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?n&storyid=1965
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5120 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6696?
CVE-2006-6696 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6696?
To fix CVE-2006-6696, 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-2006-6696 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-6696 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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