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…
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Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.1 MEDIUMAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 21.98% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows xp
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20051116.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23196Vendor Advisory
- 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/914617US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21401Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4827Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30717
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2879
- http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20051116.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23196Vendor Advisory
- 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/914617US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21401Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4827Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30717
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2879
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.