CVE-2006-6696 in Windows
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.
If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
Reservation
12/21/2006
Disclosure
12/21/2006
Status
Confirmed
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2788 | Microsoft Windows CSRSS WINSRV.DLL MessageBox memory corruption | 119 | Proof-of-Concept | Official fix | CVE-2006-6696 |