Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 28, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-6797
CVE-2006-6797
Description
The Client Server Run-Time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft Windows allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or read arbitrary memory from csrss.exe via crafted arguments to the NtRaiseHardError function with status 0x50000018, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-6696.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
14- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/740636nvdUS Government Resource
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-100A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- secunia.com/advisories/23491nvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/2086nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.reversemode.com/index.phpnvd
- www.reversemode.com/index.phpnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455365/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466331/100/200/threadednvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5197nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1325nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-021nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31176nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2013nvd
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