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CVE-2006-5758

The Graphics Rendering Engine in Microsoft Windows 2000 through 2000 SP4 and Windows XP through...

7.2 HighPublic exploit

The Graphics Rendering Engine in Microsoft Windows 2000 through 2000 SP4 and Windows XP through SP2 maps GDI Kernel structures on a global shared memory section that is mapped with read-only permissions, but can be remapped by other processes as read-write, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) and gain privileges by modifying the kernel structures.

Exploit likelihood

6.51%Up 4.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

The Graphics Rendering Engine in Microsoft Windows 2000 through 2000 SP4 and Windows XP through SP2 maps GDI Kernel structures on a global shared memory section that is mapped with read-only permissions, but can be remapped by other processes as read-write, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) and gain privileges by modifying the kernel structures.

Record
CVE-2006-5758
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The Graphics Rendering Engine in Microsoft Windows 2000 through 2000 SP4 and Windows XP through SP2 maps GDI Kernel structures on a global shared memory section that is mapped with read-only permissions, but can be remapped by other processes as read-write, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) and gain privileges by modifying the kernel structures.

Record
CVE-2006-5758
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-5742 No score

The Graphics Rendering Engine in Microsoft Windows 2000 through 2000 SP4 and Windows XP through SP2 maps GDI Kernel structures on a global shared memory section that is mapped with read-only permissions, but can be remapped by other processes as read-write, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) and gain privileges by modifying the kernel structures.

Record
EUVD-2006-5742
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-74g6-rhr7-4v93 No score

The Graphics Rendering Engine in Microsoft Windows 2000 through 2000 SP4 and Windows XP through...

The Graphics Rendering Engine in Microsoft Windows 2000 through 2000 SP4 and Windows XP through SP2 maps GDI Kernel structures on a global shared memory section that is mapped with read-only permissions, but can be remapped by other processes as read-write, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) and gain privileges by modifying the kernel structures.

Record
GHSA-74g6-rhr7-4v93
Weakness
CWE-119
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-2006-5758 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published November 6, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.51%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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