CVE-2006-3440 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in the Winsock API in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka "Winsock Hostname Vulnerability."

Published: 2006-08-09

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 72.5% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000::sp4::fr::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:64-bit:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1::itanium:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:::64-bit:::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp1:tablet_pc:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2:tablet_pc:::::

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Remediation

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.725.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/21394
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016653
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/908276
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19319
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3211
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-041
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A747

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows 2003 Server Windows Xp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2006-08-09T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T18:30:33.258Z

Reserved: 2006-07-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-3440

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2006-08-09T01:04:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2006-3440

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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