Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000
CVE-2006-2373
The Server Message Block (SMB) driver (MRXSMB.SYS) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 SP1 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary code by calling the MrxSmbCscIoctlOpenForCopyChunk function with the METHOD_NEITHER method flag and an arbitrary address, possibly for kernel memory, aka the "SMB Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.292 (98.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.292 · newest: 0.292 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- securitytracker.com/id (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1942 (signature, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1730 (signature, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2327 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1137 (signature, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/26440 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/18356 (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-030 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2007 (signature, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-2373?
- CVE-2006-2373 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, classified under CWE-264. Published 2006-06-13.
- Is CVE-2006-2373 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.