Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000
CVE-2006-4691
Stack-based buffer overflow in the NetpManageIPCConnect function in the Workstation service (wkssvc.dll) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and XP SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via NetrJoinDomain2 RPC messages with a long hostname.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.800 (99.6th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.789 · newest: 0.800 · change: +0.010
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-318A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:607 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/20985 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29948 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/22883 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/778036 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451588/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20061114.html (third-party-advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-070 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-4691?
- CVE-2006-4691 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000. Published 2006-11-14.
- Is CVE-2006-4691 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.