VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-3440
Buffer overflow in the Winsock API in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka "Winsock Hostname Vulnerability."
HIGH 10.0EPSS 57.3%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 57.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Buffer overflow in the Winsock API in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka "Winsock Hostname Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 57.30% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows 2003 server · microsoft/windows xp
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21394
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016653
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/908276Patch, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19319
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.htmlPatch, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3211
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-041
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A747
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21394
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016653
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/908276Patch, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19319
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.htmlPatch, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3211
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-041
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A747
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.