CVE DATABASE / CVE-2006-2373
CVE-2006-2373
CVSS 10 · HIGH
Summary
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."
CVSS 2.0 breakdown
| Base score | 10 (HIGH) |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Confidentiality | COMPLETE |
| Integrity | COMPLETE |
| Availability | COMPLETE |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Microsoft windows 2000Microsoft windows server 2003Microsoft windows xp
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References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20635
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016288
- http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=408
- http://www.osvdb.org/26440
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18356
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2327
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-030
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26828
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1137
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1730
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1792
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1904
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1942
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2007
Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-16. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.