Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 8, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-0023
CVE-2006-0023
Description
Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and SP2 before August 2004, and possibly other operating systems and versions, uses insecure default ACLs that allow the Authenticated Users group to gain privileges by modifying critical configuration information for the (1) Simple Service Discovery Protocol (SSDP), (2) Universal Plug and Play Device Host (UPnP), (3) NetBT, (4) SCardSvr, (5) DHCP, and (6) DnsCache services, aka "Permissive Windows Services DACLs." NOTE: the NetBT, SCardSvr, DHCP, DnsCache already require privileged access to exploit.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: SP1, SP2
Patches
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References
16- secunia.com/advisories/18756nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/19238nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/19313nvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/953860nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/914457.mspxnvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0417nvdVendor Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-069.htmnvd
- www.cs.princeton.edu/~sudhakar/papers/winval.pdfnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423587/100/0/threadednvd
- www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jspnvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-011nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24463nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1671nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1696nvd
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