Microsoft Windows XP Virtual DOS Machine denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows XP. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Virtual DOS Machine. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2006-0488. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows XP (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Virtual DOS Machine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The VDM (Virtual DOS Machine) emulation environment for MS-DOS applications in Windows 2000, Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 allows local users to read the first megabyte of memory and possibly obtain sensitive information, as demonstrated by dumper.asm.

The weakness was published 01/31/2006 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-0488 since 01/31/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (24471). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Unproven

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/31/2006 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3327 days 🔍
04/07/2017 +757 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-0488 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0488
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28525
X-Force: 24471 - Microsoft Windows VDM information disclosure

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 04/07/2017 16:03
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (50), 04/07/2017 16:03 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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