# CVE-2006-0488: The VDM (Virtual DOS Machine) emulation environment for MS-DOS applications in Windows 2000, Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 allows

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-02-01 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The VDM (Virtual DOS Machine) emulation environment for MS-DOS applications in Windows 2000, Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 allows local users to read the first megabyte of memory and possibly obtain sensitive information, as demonstrated by dumper.asm.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423169/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24471

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