CVE-2006-1476

Windows Xp vulnerability

CVSS

2.6

EPSS

3.9%

EPSS pct

89th

Exploited

No known

Windows Firewall in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 produces incorrect application block alerts when the application filename is ".exe" (with no characters before the "."), which might allow local user-assisted users to trick a user into unblocking a Trojan horse program, as demonstrated by a malicious ".exe" program in a folder named "Internet Explorer," which triggers a question about whether to unblock the "Internet Explorer" program.

Affected vendor

Microsoft

Affected product

Windows Xp

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Published

2006-03-29

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 3.9% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 89% of all scored CVEs.

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Confirm whether Microsoft Windows Xp is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2006-1476.
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