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CVE-2006-6296 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20051116.html	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/23196	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017330	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30717	CVE
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2879	CVE
http://www.eeye.com/Resources/Security-Center/Research/Zero-Day-Tracker/2005/20051116	CVE
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/914617	CVE	US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21401	CVE	ExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4827	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20051116.html	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/23196	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017330	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30717	[email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2879	[email protected]
http://www.eeye.com/Resources/Security-Center/Research/Zero-Day-Tracker/2005/20051116	[email protected]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/914617	[email protected]	US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21401	[email protected]	ExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4827	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

see all 18 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-399	Resource Management Errors	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
microsoft windows 2000	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000::sp4::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000::sp4::fr:::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows xp	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp1:tablet_pc::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

11 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 30, 2019	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Apr 30, 2019	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Apr 30, 2019	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Apr 30, 2019	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Oct 19, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 6, 2006	Initial Analysis	[email protected]