The Graphics Rendering Engine in Microsoft Windows 2000 through 2000 SP4 and Windows XP through SP2 maps GDI Kernel structures on a global shared memory section that is mapped with read-only permissions, but can be remapped by other processes as read-write, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) and gain privileges by modifying the kernel structures
Published Nov 6, 2006
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.32%
Description
The Graphics Rendering Engine in Microsoft Windows 2000 through 2000 SP4 and Windows XP through SP2 maps GDI Kernel structures on a global shared memory section that is mapped with read-only permissions, but can be remapped by other processes as read-write, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) and gain privileges by modifying the kernel structures.
Affected products
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 6.32% (0.06319) | 93.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.27% (0.06274) | 92.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.78% (0.00778) | 71.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 19.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 7, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 16.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 14.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.08% (0.02081) | 79.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.08% (0.02081) | 77.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.08% (0.02081) | 56.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://kernelwars.blogspot.com/2007/01/alive.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-06-11-2006.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22668 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017168 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-europe-07/bh-eu-07-speakers.html#Eriksson x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466186/100/200/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20940 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4358 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1215 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-017 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30042 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2056 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
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