7.2
HIGH
CVE-2006-5758
Microsoft Windows Graphics Rendering Engine GDI Kernel Kernel Structure Remapping Memory Corruption vulnerability
Description

The Graphics Rendering Engine in Microsoft Windows 2000 through 2000 SP4 and Windows XP through SP2 maps GDI Kernel structures on a global shared memory section that is mapped with read-only permissions, but can be remapped by other processes as read-write, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) and gain privileges by modifying the kernel structures.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 6, 2006, 8:07 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:20 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-5758 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_2000
2 Microsoft windows_xp
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-5758.

URL Resource
http://kernelwars.blogspot.com/2007/01/alive.html
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-06-11-2006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/22668 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017168
http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-europe-07/bh-eu-07-speakers.html#Eriksson
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466186/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466186/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20940 Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4358 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1215 Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-017
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30042
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2056
http://kernelwars.blogspot.com/2007/01/alive.html
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-06-11-2006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/22668 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017168
http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-europe-07/bh-eu-07-speakers.html#Eriksson
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466186/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466186/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20940 Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4358 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1215 Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-017
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30042
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2056

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-5758 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-5758 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/466186/100/200/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466186/100/200/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms07-017.mspx [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-017 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2056 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2056 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/30042 [Exploit]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30042 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} -0.00%

score

0.14861

percentile

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