Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 11, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-2372
CVE-2006-2372
Description
Buffer overflow in the DHCP Client service for Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 up to SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DHCP response.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:dhcp_client_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
15- secunia.com/advisories/21010nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.cybsec.com/vuln/CYBSEC-Security_Pre-Advisory_Microsoft_Windows_DHCP_Client_Service_Remote_Buffer_Overflow.pdfnvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/18923nvdPatch
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/257164nvdUS Government Resource
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-192A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-07/0222.htmlnvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/1201nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.osvdb.org/27151nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439675/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444631/100/0/threadednvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2754nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-036nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A232nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2054nvd
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