CVE-2006-6296

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Published Dec 5, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 22.0% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

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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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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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: 22.0% (22.035% probability within 30 days)

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

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows Xp

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:19 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 5, 2006, 11:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:19 PM
Reserved: Dec 5, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:32 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 5, 2006, 11:28 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:32 PM

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