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CVE-2006-2334
The RtlDosPathNameToNtPathName_U API function in NTDLL.DLL in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and XP SP2 does not properly convert DOS style…
Low2.1EPSS 3.4%
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- mitre
Description
The RtlDosPathNameToNtPathName_U API function in NTDLL.DLL in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and XP SP2 does not properly convert DOS style paths with trailing spaces into NT style paths, which allows context-dependent attackers to create files that cannot be accessed through the expected DOS path or prevent access to other similarly named files in the same directory, which prevents those files from being detected or disinfected by certain anti-virus and anti-spyware software.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.4% · top 11% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
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Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- 17934 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- win-ntdll-path-conversion(26487) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20060509 [48Bits.com Advisory] Path conversion design flaw in Microsoft NTDLL (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 25761 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://www.48bits.com/advisories/rtldospath.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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