CVE-2006-5584

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 31.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-12-13 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The Remote Installation Service (RIS) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 uses a TFTP server that allows anonymous access, which allows remote attackers to upload and overwrite arbitrary files to gain privileges on systems that use RIS.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/23312
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017368
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/238064
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21495
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-346A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4970
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-077
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A375
http://secunia.com/advisories/23312
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017368
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/238064

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