CVE-2006-3443 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2006-3443?

CVE-2006-3443 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 9 Aug 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Winlogon in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, when SafeDllSearchMode is disabled, allows local users to gain privileges via a malicious DLL in the UserProfile directory, aka "User Profile Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3443?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2000.

How do I fix CVE-2006-3443?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3443 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2006-3443 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3443 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000

• CVE-2008-4250 Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2010-0232 Microsoft Windows Kernel Exception Handler Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2009-1123 Microsoft Windows Improper Input Validation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2002-0367 Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2010-0269 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0

All Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-mqmh-33qp-89cj.