# CVE-2006-0143: Microsoft Windows Graphics Rendering Engine (GRE) allows remote attackers to corrupt memory and cause a denial of service (crash) via a WMF

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2006-01-09 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Microsoft Windows Graphics Rendering Engine (GRE) allows remote attackers to corrupt memory and cause a denial of service (crash) via a WMF file containing (1) ExtCreateRegion or (2) ExtEscape function calls with arguments with inconsistent lengths.

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## References

- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015453
- http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2007/08/windows-extended-file-attributes-buffer.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24044
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16167
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/01/09/417198.aspx
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/421258/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/421257/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0115
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27051

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