CVE-2006-0965 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can bypass security protections and access privileged menus via a buffer overflow in ncpmon.exe, leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-0965?
CVE-2006-0965 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Mar 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NCP Network Communication Secure Client 8.11 Build 146, and possibly other versions, allows local users to bypass security protections and configure privileged options via a long argument to ncpmon.exe, which provides access to alternate privileged menus, possibly due to a buffer overflow.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0965?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ncp Network Communications Secure Client.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0965?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0965 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-0965 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0965 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9wfw-mxr7-pwfp.