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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 6.1 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2006-12-05

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Affected products

• Windows 2000 (Microsoft)
• Windows Xp (Microsoft)

References

• 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