CVE-2006-1476 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2006-03-29

Score: 2.6 Low

EPSS: 13.4% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.13423.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428970/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429111/100/0/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25598

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Xp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-03-29T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:12:22.166Z

Reserved: 2006-03-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-1476

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-03-29T01:06:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-1476

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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