CVE-2006-3444 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 16.4% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, probably a buffer overflow, allows local users to obtain privileges via unspecified vectors involving an "unchecked buffer."
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 16.4% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-08-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 2000 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows Kernel - Local Privilege Escalation (MS06-049) | 2006-09-21 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21415
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016658
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19388
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3215
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-049
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A673
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21415
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016658
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19388
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3215
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-049
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A673
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