CVE-2006-6579
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2006-6579 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2006-12-15 19:28:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | Microsoft Windows XP has weak permissions (FILE_WRITE_DATA and FILE_READ_DATA for Everyone) for %WINDIR%\pchealth\ERRORREP\QHEADLES, which allows local users to write and read files in this folder, as demonstrated by an ASP shell that has write access by IWAM_machine and read access by IUSR_Machine. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.4 from [email protected]
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Microsoft | Internet Information Server | 3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Internet Information Server | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Internet Information Server | 4.0 | alpha | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Internet Information Server | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Internet Information Services | 1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Internet Information Services | 2.0 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.