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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 score10 (HIGH)
VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Attack vectorNETWORK
Attack complexityLOW
ConfidentialityCOMPLETE
IntegrityCOMPLETE
AvailabilityCOMPLETE

Weakness type (CWE)

Affected products

Microsoft windows 2000Microsoft windows server 2003Microsoft windows xp
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References

Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-16. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

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