CVE-2006-5583

Description

Buffer overflow in the SNMP Service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Server 2003, Server 2003 SP1, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SNMP packet, aka "SNMP Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 67.91% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21537	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1047	vdb entry signature
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/901584	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-346A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017371	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23307	third party advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-074	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4967	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5583?: CVE-2006-5583 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5583?: To fix CVE-2006-5583, 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-2006-5583 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5583 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~68% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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