CVE-2006-0008

High

Description

The ShellAbout API call in Korean Input Method Editor (IME) in Korean versions of Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2003 up to SP1, and Office 2003, allows local users to gain privileges by launching the "shell about dialog box" and clicking the "End-User License Agreement" link, which executes Notepad with the privileges of the program that displays the about box.

SeverityHigh

CVSS7.2

Exploit probability—

Product

Microsoft Office

PublishedFeb 14, 2006

First seenFeb 14, 2006

How to fix

Vendor advisories

docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-009

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
microsoft office	2003	—
microsoft windows_2003_server	datacenter_64-bit, enterprise, enterprise_64-bit, r2, standard, standard_64-bit, web	—
microsoft windows_xp	No range specified	—

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