FKIE_CVE-2006-0008

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-02-14 19:06 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:19
Severity
Summary
The ShellAbout API call in Korean Input Method Editor (IME) in Korean versions of Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2003 up to SP1, and Office 2003, allows local users to gain privileges by launching the "shell about dialog box" and clicking the "End-User License Agreement" link, which executes Notepad with the privileges of the program that displays the about box.
References
secure@microsoft.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/18859Patch, Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.comhttp://securitytracker.com/id?1015631Patch
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/739844Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.ryanstyle.com/alert/my/5/ms06_009_eng.htmlVendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425141/100/0/threaded
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16643Patch
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0578Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.comhttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-009
secure@microsoft.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24492
secure@microsoft.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1595
secure@microsoft.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1650
secure@microsoft.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1664
secure@microsoft.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1688
secure@microsoft.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A727
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/18859Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1015631Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/739844Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ryanstyle.com/alert/my/5/ms06_009_eng.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425141/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16643Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0578Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-009
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24492
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1595
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1650
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1664
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1688
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A727
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft office 2003
microsoft office 2003
microsoft office 2003
microsoft windows_2003_server datacenter_64-bit
microsoft windows_2003_server enterprise
microsoft windows_2003_server enterprise
microsoft windows_2003_server enterprise_64-bit
microsoft windows_2003_server enterprise_64-bit
microsoft windows_2003_server r2
microsoft windows_2003_server r2
microsoft windows_2003_server r2
microsoft windows_2003_server standard
microsoft windows_2003_server standard
microsoft windows_2003_server standard_64-bit
microsoft windows_2003_server web
microsoft windows_2003_server web
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp *
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}



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