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CVE-2006-6696
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_SER…
Public exploit code
Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.
- Microsoft Windows - NtRaiseHardError 'Csrss.exe' Memory Disclosure2006-12-27 · local · windows · Verified
- Microsoft Windows - 'MessageBox' Memory Corruption Local Denial of Service2006-12-20 · dos · windows · Verified
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 2000 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows 2003 Server | Versions datacenter_edition, enterprise_edition, sp1, standard, web |
| Microsoft | Windows Vista | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Xp | All versions |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/12/22/new-report-of-a-windows-vulnerability.aspx
- http://groups.google.ca/group/microsoft.public.win32.programmer.kernel/browse_thread/thread/c5946bf40f227058/7bd7b5d66a4e5aff
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?n&storyid=1965
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051394.html
- http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061215.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23448
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017433
- http://www.determina.com/security.research/vulnerabilities/csrss-harderror.html
- http://www.kuban.ru/forum_new/forum2/files/19124.html
- http://www.security.nnov.ru/Gnews944.html
- http://www.security.nnov.ru/files/messagebox.c
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455061/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455088/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455104/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455158/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455546/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466331/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21688
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23324
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5120
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1325
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-021
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1816
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/12/22/new-report-of-a-windows-vulnerability.aspx
- http://groups.google.ca/group/microsoft.public.win32.programmer.kernel/browse_thread/thread/c5946bf40f227058/7bd7b5d66a4e5aff