CVE-2006-3444 describes an unspecified kernel vulnerability, likely a buffer overflow, in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 that allows local users to gain elevated privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability presents a high risk due to its potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, although the attack vector and complexity are not fully detailed in the CVSS string. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code for local privilege escalation (MS06-049) is available on ExploitDB, indicating its exploitability. Despite this, there is no recorded community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:fr:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.