CVE-2006-0008Microsoft Office vulnerability

CWE-2648 documents4 sources
Severity
7.2HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.8%
top 26.16%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedFeb 14
Latest updateMay 1

Description

The ShellAbout API call in Korean Input Method Editor (IME) in Korean versions of Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2003 up to SP1, and Office 2003, allows local users to gain privileges by launching the "shell about dialog box" and clicking the "End-User License Agreement" link, which executes Notepad with the privileges of the program that displays the about box.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages2 packages

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-wjg5-m2mm-fgxq: The ShellAbout API call in Korean Input Method Editor (IME) in Korean versions of Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2003 up to SP1, and2022-05-01
CVEList
CVE-2006-0008: The ShellAbout API call in Korean Input Method Editor (IME) in Korean versions of Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2003 up to SP1, and2006-02-14