CVE-2006-2372

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 90.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-07-11 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in the DHCP Client service for Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 up to SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DHCP response.

Affected products

Microsoft Dhcp Client Service: all versions

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-07/0222.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/21010
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1201
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016468
http://www.cybsec.com/vuln/CYBSEC-Security_Pre-Advisory_Microsoft_Windows_DHCP_Client_Service_Remote_Buffer_Overflow.pdf
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/257164
http://www.osvdb.org/27151
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439675/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444631/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18923
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-192A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2754

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