CVE-2006-6696

N/A Unknown
Published: December 22, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/12/22/new-report-of-a-windows-vulnerability.aspx
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://groups.google.ca/group/microsoft.public.win32.programmer.kernel/browse_thread/thread/c5946bf40f227058/7bd7b5d66a4e5aff
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?n&storyid=1965
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051394.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061215.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23448
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017433
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.determina.com/security.research/vulnerabilities/csrss-harderror.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kuban.ru/forum_new/forum2/files/19124.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.security.nnov.ru/Gnews944.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.security.nnov.ru/files/messagebox.c
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455061/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455088/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455104/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455158/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455546/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466331/100/200/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21688
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23324
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5120
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1325
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-021
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1816
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/12/22/new-report-of-a-windows-vulnerability.aspx
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://groups.google.ca/group/microsoft.public.win32.programmer.kernel/browse_thread/thread/c5946bf40f227058/7bd7b5d66a4e5aff
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?n&storyid=1965
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051394.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061215.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23448
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017433
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.determina.com/security.research/vulnerabilities/csrss-harderror.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kuban.ru/forum_new/forum2/files/19124.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.security.nnov.ru/Gnews944.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.security.nnov.ru/files/messagebox.c
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455061/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455088/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455104/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455158/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455546/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466331/100/200/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21688
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23324
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5120
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1325
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-021
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1816
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

46 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.3%
89th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

microsoft

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