{
    "id": "CVE-2006-6296",
    "published": "2006-12-05 11:28:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:32:52",
    "cvss_score": "6.1",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-399",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.21976",
    "epss_percentile": "0.97586",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:06",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_2000"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_xp"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "2879",
            "title": "Microsoft Windows - spoolss GetPrinterData() Remote Denial of Service",
            "date": "2006-12-01",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2879"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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"
    ]
}