FKIE_CVE-2006-6696

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-12-22 02:28 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:33
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/12/22/new-report-of-a-windows-vulnerability.aspx
cve@mitre.orghttp://groups.google.ca/group/microsoft.public.win32.programmer.kernel/browse_thread/thread/c5946bf40f227058/7bd7b5d66a4e5aff
cve@mitre.orghttp://isc.sans.org/diary.php?n&storyid=1965
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051394.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061215.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/23448Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1017433
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.determina.com/security.research/vulnerabilities/csrss-harderror.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kuban.ru/forum_new/forum2/files/19124.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.security.nnov.ru/Gnews944.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.security.nnov.ru/files/messagebox.c
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455061/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455088/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455104/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455158/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455546/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466331/100/200/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21688
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23324
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5120
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1325
cve@mitre.orghttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-021
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1816
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/12/22/new-report-of-a-windows-vulnerability.aspx
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://groups.google.ca/group/microsoft.public.win32.programmer.kernel/browse_thread/thread/c5946bf40f227058/7bd7b5d66a4e5aff
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?n&storyid=1965
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051394.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061215.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/23448Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1017433
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.determina.com/security.research/vulnerabilities/csrss-harderror.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kuban.ru/forum_new/forum2/files/19124.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.security.nnov.ru/Gnews944.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.security.nnov.ru/files/messagebox.c
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455061/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455088/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455104/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455158/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455546/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466331/100/200/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21688
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23324
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5120
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1325
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-021
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1816

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      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1816"
    }
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  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
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      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-119"
        }
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      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary"
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}



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