CVE-2006-5758
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.
Exploit likelihood
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 High
AV: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.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Windows - GDI Privilege Escalation (MS07-017) (1) | 2007-04-08 |
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Windows - GDI Privilege Escalation (MS07-017) (2) | 2007-04-17 |
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Windows - '.ani' GDI Remote Privilege Escalation (MS07-017) | 2007-04-26 |
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-2006-5758 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.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1215
kernelwars.blogspot.com/2007/01/alive.html
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2056
blackhat.com/html/bh-europe-07/bh-eu-07-speakers.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4358
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30042
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securityfocus.com/archive/1/466186/100/200/threaded
projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-06-11-2006.html
securitytracker.com/id?1017168
securityfocus.com/bid/20940
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-017
secunia.com/advisories/22668
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5758
github.com/advisories/GHSA-74g6-rhr7-4v93