Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows 2000
CVE-2006-2379
Buffer overflow in the TCP/IP Protocol driver in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to IP source routing.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.541 (99.0th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.541 · newest: 0.541 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server — versions datacenter_64-bit, enterprise, enterprise_64-bit
- Microsoft Windows Nt — versions 4.0
- Microsoft Windows Xp
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/18374 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1787 (signature, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/20639 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1483 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/722753 (US Government Resource, Patch, third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1776 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-164A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438482/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438609/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-2379?
- CVE-2006-2379 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2006-06-13.
- Is CVE-2006-2379 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.