CVE-2006-6797

N/A Unknown
Published: December 28, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The Client Server Run-Time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft Windows allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or read arbitrary memory from csrss.exe via crafted arguments to the NtRaiseHardError function with status 0x50000018, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-6696.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23491
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2086
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017454
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/740636
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=2&func=fileinfo&id=43
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455365/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466331/100/200/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-100A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5197
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://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31176
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2013
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23491
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2086
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017454
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/740636
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=2&func=fileinfo&id=43
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455365/100/0/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.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-100A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5197
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://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31176
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2013
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

28 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.0%
77th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft