CVE-2006-6797 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Client Server Run-Time Subsystem (CSRSS) of Microsoft Windows, specifically affecting Windows XP. Local users can trigger a system crash or read arbitrary memory from csrss.exe by providing crafted arguments to the NtRaiseHardError function. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.6, indicating a high impact on availability and confidentiality with low attack complexity, and an EPSS score suggesting low exploitability likelihood. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry exists for a double-free vulnerability related to NtRaiseHardError. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.