CVE-2006-0020
What it is
An unspecified Microsoft WMF parsing application, as used in Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 on Windows 2000 SP4, and 5.5 SP2 on Windows Millennium, and possibly other versions, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute code via a crafted WMF file with a manipulated WMF header size, possibly involving an integer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-4560, and aka "WMF Image Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 19.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 19.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.3 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 19.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server r2
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server sp1
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98se
- Microsoft Windows Me
- Microsoft Windows Xp
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 9.3
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2006-0020.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2006-0020. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- http://linuxbox.org/pipermail/funsec/2006-January/002828.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18729
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18912
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/312956
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/913333.mspx
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16516
- http://linuxbox.org/pipermail/funsec/2006-January/002828.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18729
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18912
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/312956
References
- http://linuxbox.org/pipermail/funsec/2006-January/002828.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18729
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18912
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/312956
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/913333.mspx
- http://www.osvdb.org/22976
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16516
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-045A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0469
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-004
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1638
- http://linuxbox.org/pipermail/funsec/2006-January/002828.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18729
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18912
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/312956
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/913333.mspx
- http://www.osvdb.org/22976
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16516
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-045A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0469
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-004
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1638