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CVE-2006-0008 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-009 CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/18859 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015631 CVEPatch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24492 CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1595 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
microsoft office
2003
2003 sp1
2003 sp2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows 2003 server
datacenter_64-bit sp1
enterprise
enterprise sp1
enterprise_64-bit
enterprise_64-bit sp1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:datacenter_64-bit:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:enterprise:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:enterprise:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:enterprise_64-bit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:enterprise_64-bit:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:datacenter_64-bit:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:standard:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:standard:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:standard_64-bit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:web:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows xp
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:home:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:media_center:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:home:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:media_center:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:home:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:media_center:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-0008
NVD Published Date:
Feb 14, 2006
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]