CVE-2006-5758

Published Nov 6, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS 6.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Graphics Rendering Engine in Microsoft Windows 2000 through 2000 SP4 and Windows XP through SP2 maps GDI Kernel structures on a global shared memory section that is mapped with read-only permissions, but can be remapped by other processes as read-write, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) and gain privileges by modifying the kernel structures.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-5742 The Graphics Rendering Engine in Microsoft Windows 2000 through 2000 SP4 and Windows XP through SP2 maps GDI Kernel structures on a global shared memory section that is mapped with read-only permissions, but can be remapped by other processes as read-write, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) and gain privileges by modifying the kernel structures.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:04 PM
Reserved
Nov 6, 2006, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 6, 2006, 8:07 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:31 PM