Microsoft Windows 2000/XP Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 2000/XP. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-5586. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows 2000/XP (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Graphics Rendering Engine in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and XP SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via "invalid application window sizes" in layered application windows, aka the "GDI Invalid Window Size Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

The weakness was released 04/04/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-5586. 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.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24911 (MS07-017: Vulnerabilities in GDI Could Allow Remote Code Execution (925902)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90389 (Vulnerabilities in GDI Could Allow Remote Code Execution (MS07-017)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33266), Tenable (24911), SecurityFocus (BID 23277†), SecurityTracker (ID 1017846†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-14762†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-2659, VDB-2990, VDB-35900 and VDB-36005. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 24911
Nessus Name: MS07-017: Vulnerabilities in GDI Could Allow Remote Code Execution (925902)
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OpenVAS ID: 102055
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows GDI Multiple Vulnerabilities (925902)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/27/2006 🔍
04/03/2007 +158 days 🔍
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04/08/2007 +4 days 🔍
03/13/2015 +2896 days 🔍
01/16/2025 +3597 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-5586 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5586
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36001

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X-Force: 33266
SecurityFocus: 23277
SecurityTracker: 1017846
Vulnerability Center: 14762 - [MS07-017] Microsoft Windows GDI Invalid Windows Size Privilege Escalation, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 01/16/2025 10:23
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (39), 04/07/2017 16:03 (24), 07/14/2021 08:36 (1), 07/14/2021 08:39 (7), 07/14/2021 08:41 (2), 01/16/2025 10:23 (24)
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