CVE-2006-6296

Public Exploit

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.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 31.73% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30717 vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017330 vdb entry
http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20051116.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21401 vendor advisory vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/23196 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.eeye.com/Resources/Security-Center/Research/Zero-Day-Tracker/2005/20051116
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2879 exploit
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/914617 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4827 vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6296?
CVE-2006-6296 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6296?
To fix CVE-2006-6296, 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-2006-6296 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-6296 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~32% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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