{"cve":"CVE-2006-2334","nvd":{"published":"2006-05-12T00:02:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:24:48.347","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://www.48bits.com/advisories/rtldospath.pdf","http://www.osvdb.org/25761","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433583/100/0/threaded","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17934","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26487"],"products":["microsoft:windows_2000","microsoft:windows_xp"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:42:01.759833969+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2006-2334","score":0.03382,"percentile":0.88786,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}