CVE-2006-0008

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…

published February 14, 2006

CVSS
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EPSS
2%
Percentile
76.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01657 · 76.4th percentile
Published
2006-02-14T19:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 FEB 19:00Z
    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…
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