CVEvulnerability

CVE-2006-1476

2.6 LOW Published 2006-03-29 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2006-03-29
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
2.6 LOW — AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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.

Affected configurations

• microsoft windows xp

References