CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-0008

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in the ShellAbout API call of the Korean Input Method Editor (IME) in Windows XP SP1/SP2, Windows Server 2003 up to SP1, and Office 2003 allows a local user 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 displaying the about box.

Risk Assessment

A local attacker can gain elevated privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized data access or privilege escalation within the system.

Recommendation

Apply the appropriate security updates provided by Microsoft for Windows XP, Server 2003, and Office 2003, and consider restricting local access to sensitive systems.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS