CVE-2006-2379

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 54.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-06-13 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in the TCP/IP Protocol driver in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to IP source routing.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: datacenter_64-bit-sp1, enterprise, enterprise-sp1, enterprise_64-bit, enterprise_64-bit-sp1, r2 (+6)
Microsoft Windows Nt: 4.0, 4.0-sp1, 4.0-sp2, 4.0-sp3, 4.0-sp4, 4.0-sp5 (+2)
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/20639
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016290
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/fulldisc/full-disclosure/46702
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/722753
http://www.osvdb.org/26433
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438482/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438609/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18374
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-164A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2329
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-032
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26834

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