CVE-2006-0488
Windows 2000, Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 - Unauthorized Memory Read via VDM Emulation
Title source: llmDescription
The VDM (Virtual DOS Machine) emulation environment for MS-DOS applications in Windows 2000, Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 allows local users to read the first megabyte of memory and possibly obtain sensitive information, as demonstrated by dumper.asm.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423169/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24471
Scores
EPSS
0.0211
EPSS Percentile
80.0%
Details
Status
published
Products (3)
microsoft/windows_2000
microsoft/windows_2003_server
r2
microsoft/windows_xp
Published
Feb 01, 2006
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026