VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2006-6296

CVSS score6.1 MEDIUM
EPSS probability21.98%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-12-05
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

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.

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