CVE-2006-3442

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted multicast message.

Category

7.6
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 51.45% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19922 vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-052 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3563 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A457 vdb entry signature
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/455516 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-255A.html third party advisory us government resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28643 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21851 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446630/100/100/threaded vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016827 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3442?
CVE-2006-3442 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3442?
To fix CVE-2006-3442, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-3442 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-3442 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~51% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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