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CVE-2006-0143

Microsoft Windows Graphics Rendering Engine (GRE) allows remote attackers to corrupt memory and...

7.5 HighPublic exploit

Microsoft Windows Graphics Rendering Engine (GRE) allows remote attackers to corrupt memory and cause a denial of service (crash) via a WMF file containing (1) ExtCreateRegion or (2) ExtEscape function calls with arguments with inconsistent lengths.

Exploit likelihood

31.3%Down 14.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Microsoft Windows Graphics Rendering Engine (GRE) allows remote attackers to corrupt memory and cause a denial of service (crash) via a WMF file containing (1) ExtCreateRegion or (2) ExtEscape function calls with arguments with inconsistent lengths.

Record
CVE-2006-0143
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-399
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Microsoft Windows Graphics Rendering Engine (GRE) allows remote attackers to corrupt memory and cause a denial of service (crash) via a WMF file containing (1) ExtCreateRegion or (2) ExtEscape function calls with arguments with inconsistent lengths.

Record
CVE-2006-0143
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-0151 No score

Microsoft Windows Graphics Rendering Engine (GRE) allows remote attackers to corrupt memory and cause a denial of service (crash) via a WMF file containing (1) ExtCreateRegion or (2) ExtEscape function calls with arguments with inconsistent lengths.

Record
EUVD-2006-0151
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5429-cf9p-rx53 No score

Microsoft Windows Graphics Rendering Engine (GRE) allows remote attackers to corrupt memory and...

Microsoft Windows Graphics Rendering Engine (GRE) allows remote attackers to corrupt memory and cause a denial of service (crash) via a WMF file containing (1) ExtCreateRegion or (2) ExtEscape function calls with arguments with inconsistent lengths.

Record
GHSA-5429-cf9p-rx53
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2006-0143 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published January 9, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 31.3%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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