CVE-2006-6296

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Summary

CVECVE-2006-6296
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-12-05 11:28:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.1 from [email protected]

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Adjacent
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp4 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 All sp4 All fr
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp1 tablet_pc All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
MS Windows spoolss GetPrinterData() Remote DoS Exploit (0day) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
Security Webinars, Podcasts, Success Stories, White Papers, and Datasheets | eEye Digital Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.eeye.com
Microsoft Windows Print Spooler GetPrinterData Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Vendor Advisory
VU#914617 - Microsoft Windows Print Spooler service fails to properly handle RPC requests af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Denial of Service Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Windows Print Spooler Subsystem GetPrinterData() Function Lets Remote Users Deny Service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Resources | BeyondTrust af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 research.eeye.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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