CVE-2006-6696

Published Dec 22, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS 3.4% KEV · Not listed
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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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-6679 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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:34 PM
Reserved
Dec 21, 2006, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 22, 2006, 2:28 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:33 PM