CVE-2006-5586
N/A
Published: April 4, 2007 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:31 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorWindows XpWindows 2000
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
The Graphics Rendering Engine in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and XP SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via "invalid application window sizes" in layered application windows, aka the "GDI Invalid Window Size Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
sp4
goldsp2
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_HP
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466186/100/200/threadedVDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1215Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MS
Source: [email protected]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-017VDB EntrySignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Source: [email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1385Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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