CVE-2006-5586 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.9% (pctl 86)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The Graphics Rendering Engine in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and XP SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via "invalid application window sizes" in layered application windows, aka the "GDI Invalid Window Size Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 2.88% — more likely to be exploited than 86% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-04-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 2000 |
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - '.ani' GDI Remote Privilege Escalation (MS07-017) | 2007-04-26 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - GDI Privilege Escalation (MS07-017) (2) | 2007-04-17 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - GDI Privilege Escalation (MS07-017) (1) | 2007-04-08 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466186/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23277
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017846
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1215
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-017
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1385
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466186/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23277
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017846
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1215
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-017
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1385
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