CVE-2006-6797
The Client Server Run-Time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft Windows allows local users to cause a...
The Client Server Run-Time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft Windows allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or read arbitrary memory from csrss.exe via crafted arguments to the NtRaiseHardError function with status 0x50000018, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-6696.
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The Client Server Run-Time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft Windows allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or read arbitrary memory from csrss.exe via crafted arguments to the NtRaiseHardError function with status 0x50000018, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-6696.
- Record
CVE-2006-6797- CVSS 2.0
- 6.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Client Server Run-Time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft Windows allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or read arbitrary memory from csrss.exe via crafted arguments to the NtRaiseHardError function with status 0x50000018, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-6696.
- Record
CVE-2006-6797- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-6780 No score
The Client Server Run-Time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft Windows allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or read arbitrary memory from csrss.exe via crafted arguments to the NtRaiseHardError function with status 0x50000018, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-6696.
- Record
EUVD-2006-6780- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jgq8-8q6h-fqgv No score
The Client Server Run-Time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft Windows allows local users to cause a...
The Client Server Run-Time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft Windows allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or read arbitrary memory from csrss.exe via crafted arguments to the NtRaiseHardError function with status 0x50000018, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-6696.
- Record
GHSA-jgq8-8q6h-fqgv- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Windows - 'Csrss.exe/winsrv.dll' NtRaiseHardError Double-Free | 2006-12-31 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-6797 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.6) in Microsoft Windows Xp, published December 28, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.18%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/archive/1/466331/100/200/threaded
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2013
reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=2&func=fileinfo&id=43
securitytracker.com/id?1017454
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31176
secunia.com/advisories/23491
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kb.cert.org/vuls/id/740636
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-021
vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1325
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-100A.html
securityreason.com/securityalert/2086
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6797
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jgq8-8q6h-fqgv