CVE-2006-0023

high

Description

Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and SP2 before August 2004, and possibly other operating systems and versions, uses insecure default ACLs that allow the Authenticated Users group to gain privileges by modifying critical configuration information for the (1) Simple Service Discovery Protocol (SSDP), (2) Universal Plug and Play Device Host (UPnP), (3) NetBT, (4) SCardSvr, (5) DHCP, and (6) DnsCache services, aka "Permissive Windows Services DACLs." NOTE: the NetBT, SCardSvr, DHCP, DnsCache already require privileged access to exploit.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1696

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1671

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24463

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2006-0031

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-011

http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=391523&RenditionID=

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0417

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423587/100/0/threaded

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/914457.mspx

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/953860

http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~sudhakar/papers/winval.pdf

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-069.htm

http://securitytracker.com/id?1015765

http://securitytracker.com/id?1015595

http://secunia.com/advisories/19313

http://secunia.com/advisories/19238

http://secunia.com/advisories/18756

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-02-08

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01423