CVE-2006-6296
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1EPSS 22.0%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.1 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-399
- EPSS score
- 22.0% (98th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-6279)
- Published
- December 5, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-6279 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- microsoft / windows 2000
- microsoft / windows 2000
- microsoft / windows xp
References
- http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20051116.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23196(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017330
- http://www.eeye.com/Resources/Security-Center/Research/Zero-Day-Tracker/2005/20051116
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/914617(US Government Resource)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21401(Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4827(Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30717
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2879
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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