Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000
CVE-2006-6296
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 · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.220 (97.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.218 · newest: 0.220 · change: +0.002
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30717 (vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20051116.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21401 (Exploit, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/23196 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.eeye.com/Resources/Security-Center/Research/Zero-Day-Tracker/2005/20051116
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2879 (exploit)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/914617 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4827 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-6296?
- CVE-2006-6296 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, classified under CWE-399. Published 2006-12-05.
- Is CVE-2006-6296 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.