CVE-2006-6797 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read arbitrary memory or crash the system via crafted arguments to the NtRaiseHardError function in Windows CSRSS.
- 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-2006-6797?
CVE-2006-6797 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Xp, published on 28 Dec 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Client Server Run-Time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft Windows allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or read arbitrary memory from csrss.exe via crafted arguments to the NtRaiseHardError function with status 0x50000018, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-6696.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6797?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows Xp.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6797?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6797 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-6797 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-6797 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Xp
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jgq8-8q6h-fqgv.