CVE-2006-6296

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 22.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-12-05 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: 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.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

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

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