CVE-2006-1475 Security feature bypass in n/a
Local attackers can bypass Windows Firewall alerts by using NTFS Alternate Data Streams, potentially allowing Trojan execution without user notification.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-1475?
CVE-2006-1475 is a low-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Xp, published on 29 Mar 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Windows Firewall in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 does not produce application alerts when an application is executed using the NTFS Alternate Data Streams (ADS) filename:stream syntax, which might allow local users to launch a Trojan horse attack in which the victim does not obtain the alert that Windows Firewall would have produced for a non-ADS file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1475?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows Xp.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1475?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1475 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-1475 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1475 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Xp
Sources
Also known as GHSA-998c-j8wx-mhch.