CVE-2006-6296 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The RpcGetPrinterData function in the Print Spooler (spoolsv.exe) service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and earlier, and possibly Windows XP SP1 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an RPC request that specifies a large 'offered' value (output buffer size), a variant of CVE-2005-3644.

Published: 2006-12-05

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 41.5% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000::sp4::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000::sp4::fr::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp1:tablet_pc:::::

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No data available yet.

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 Adjacent Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.41476.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20051116.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/23196
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017330
http://www.eeye.com/Resources/Security-Center/Research/Zero-Day-Tracker/2005/20051116
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/914617
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21401
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4827
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30717
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2879

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows Xp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-12-05T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:19:35.135Z

Reserved: 2006-12-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-6296

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-12-05T11:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-6296

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-399

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