CVE-2006-6296
First published: Tue Dec 05 2006(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows 2000 | =sp4 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 | =sp4 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21401
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23196
- http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20051116.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/914617
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017330
- http://www.eeye.com/Resources/Security-Center/Research/Zero-Day-Tracker/2005/20051116
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4827
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30717
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2879
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