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CVE-2006-0020

Published Jan 10, 2006 microsoft CWE-189

Overview

CVE-2006-0020 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting microsoft windows_2000. It was published on January 10, 2006.

Technical Description

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."

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from microsoft. Update windows_2000 to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor Product Versions Status

References

Ref linuxbox.org/pipermail/funsec/2006-January/002828.html Ref secunia.com/advisories/18729 Ref secunia.com/advisories/18912 Ref www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/312956 Ref www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/913333.mspx Ref www.osvdb.org/22976 Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/16516 Ref www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-045A.html Ref www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0469 Ref docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-004

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2006-0020?

CVE-2006-0020 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting microsoft windows_2000. It was published on January 10, 2006.

How severe is CVE-2006-0020?

CVSS score information is not yet available for this vulnerability. Check back as the CVE record is updated by NVD analysts.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2006-0020?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from microsoft. Update windows_2000 to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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