CVE-2006-6296 EXPLOIT
6.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 22% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.1 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| EPSS | 21.98% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-12-05 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 2000 |
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - spoolss GetPrinterData() Remote Denial of Service | 2006-12-01 |
References
- http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20051116.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23196
- 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21401
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4827
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30717
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2879
- http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20051116.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23196
- 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21401
- 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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