Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 9, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-3440
CVE-2006-3440
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."
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Affected products
8- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:fr:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- 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:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- 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:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/908276nvdPatchUS Government Resource
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.htmlnvdPatchUS Government Resource
- secunia.com/advisories/21394nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/19319nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3211nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-041nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A747nvd
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