CVE-2006-4696

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 43.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-10-10 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Server service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Server 2003 SP1 and earlier, and XP SP2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet, aka "SMB Rename Vulnerability."

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: r2, sp1
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

http://securitytracker.com/id?1017035
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/820628
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20373
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3982
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-063
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29373
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017035
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/820628
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20373

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