# CVE-2006-6797: The Client Server Run-Time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft Windows allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or read arbitrary

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2006-12-28 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Client Server Run-Time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft Windows allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or read arbitrary memory from csrss.exe via crafted arguments to the NtRaiseHardError function with status 0x50000018, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-6696.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466331/100/200/threaded
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2013
- http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=2&func=fileinfo&id=43
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017454
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31176
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23491
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/740636
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-021
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1325
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5197
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455365/100/0/threaded
- http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=2
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-100A.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2086
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3052

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