CVE-2006-0008 — Microsoft Office vulnerability
Severity
7.2HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.8%
top 26.16%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
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
2GHSA▶
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, and↗2022-05-01
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, and↗2006-02-14