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CVE-2006-0020

An unspecified Microsoft WMF parsing application, as used in Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 on Windows 2000 SP4, and 5.5 SP2 on Windows Millennium, and possibly other versions, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute code via a crafted WMF file with a manipulated WMF header size, possibly involving an integer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-4560, and aka "WMF Image Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2006-0020 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 6 products from microsoft, from microsoft, from microsoft and 3 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2006, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2006-01-10T21:03:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-189

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	microsoft	windows_2000	*	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_2003_server	r2	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_2003_server	sp1	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_98	*	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_98se	*	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_me	*	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_xp	*	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_xp	*	Yes

References

http://linuxbox.org/pipermail/funsec/2006-January/002828.html Exploit, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/18729 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/18912 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/312956 Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/913333.mspx Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.osvdb.org/22976 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16516 Patch ([email protected])
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-045A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0469 ([email protected])
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-004 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1638 ([email protected])
http://linuxbox.org/pipermail/funsec/2006-January/002828.html Exploit, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/18729 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/18912 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/312956 Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/913333.mspx Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.osvdb.org/22976 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16516 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-045A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0469 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-004 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1638 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For microsoft's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.