CVE-2006-5758

Published: Nov 6, 2006Modified: Apr 23, 2026

7.2

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

The Graphics Rendering Engine in Microsoft Windows 2000 through 2000 SP4 and Windows XP through SP2 maps GDI Kernel structures on a global shared memory section that is mapped with read-only permissions, but can be remapped by other processes as read-write, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) and gain privileges by modifying the kernel structures.

Affected (4)

Products: Microsoft: Windows 2000, Windows Xp

2 products

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Windows 2000	All versions
Microsoft Windows Xp	All versions
Microsoft Windows Xp	All versions
Microsoft Windows Xp	All versions

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (24)

http://kernelwars.blogspot.com/2007/01/alive.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-06-11-2006.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/22668

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://securitytracker.com/id?1017168

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-europe-07/bh-eu-07-speakers.html#Eriksson

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466186/100/200/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20940

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4358

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1215

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-017

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30042

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2056

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://kernelwars.blogspot.com/2007/01/alive.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-06-11-2006.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/22668

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://securitytracker.com/id?1017168

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-europe-07/bh-eu-07-speakers.html#Eriksson

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466186/100/200/threaded

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20940

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4358

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1215

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-017

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30042

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2056

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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