First published: Thu Dec 28 2006(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Microsoft Windows XP | =gold |
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CVE-2006-6797 has a severity rating of medium due to its potential to cause a denial of service.
To mitigate CVE-2006-6797, it is recommended to apply the latest security patches provided by Microsoft for Windows XP.
CVE-2006-6797 specifically affects local users of Microsoft Windows XP Gold edition.
CVE-2006-6797 enables local users to cause a denial of service and access arbitrary memory.
CVE-2006-6797 was published in 2006 as a vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows.