CVE-2006-0012

Summary

CVECVE-2006-0012
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-04-12 00:02:00 UTC
Updated2019-04-30 14:27:00 UTC
DescriptionUnspecified vulnerability in Windows Explorer in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via attack vectors involving COM objects and "crafted files and directories," aka the "Windows Shell Vulnerability."

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp3 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp4 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp3 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp4 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server datacenter_64-bit sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server enterprise All 64-bit All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server enterprise sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server enterprise_64-bit All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server enterprise_64-bit sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server r2 All 64-bit All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server r2 All datacenter_64-bit All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server r2 sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server standard All 64-bit All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server standard sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server standard_64-bit All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server web All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server web sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server datacenter_64-bit sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server enterprise All 64-bit All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server enterprise sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server enterprise_64-bit All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server enterprise_64-bit sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server r2 All 64-bit All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server r2 All datacenter_64-bit All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server r2 sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server standard All 64-bit All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server standard sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server standard_64-bit All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server web All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server web sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 98 All gold All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 98 All gold All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 98se All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 98se All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Me All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Me All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All All 64-bit All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All All home All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All All media_center All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All gold professional All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp1 home All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp1 media_center All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp2 home All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp2 media_center All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp2 tablet_pc All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All All 64-bit All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All All home All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All All media_center All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All gold professional All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp1 home All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp1 media_center All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp2 home All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp2 media_center All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp2 tablet_pc All

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