National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-0008

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#739844

Name: VU#739844

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/739844

External Source: BID

Name: 16643

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16643

External Source: MS

Name: MS06-009

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-009.mspx

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2006-0578

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2006/0578

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1015631

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1015631

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 18859

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18859

External Source: XF

Name: win-korean-ime-privilege-elevation(24492)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/24492

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20060215 Security advisory: Windows IME Vulnerability (MS06-009)

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/425141/100/0/threaded

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.ryanstyle.com/alert/my/5/ms06_009_eng.html

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.ryanstyle.com/alert/my/5/ms06_009_eng.html

US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:727

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:727

Type: Tool Signature

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:727

US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1688

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1688

Type: Tool Signature

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1688

US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1664

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1664

Type: Tool Signature

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1664

US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1650

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1650

Type: Tool Signature

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1650

US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1595

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1595

Type: Tool Signature

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1595