CVE-2006-0008

high Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
0.8%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 26% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: February 14, 2006 (7393 days ago)
Last Modified: April 16, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

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.

CWE

CWE-264

Affected Products

microsoft officemicrosoft windows 2003 servermicrosoft windows xp

References

🔗 secunia.com 🔗 securitytracker.com 🔗 www.kb.cert.org 🔗 www.ryanstyle.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com