Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 31, 2006· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2006-3942
CVE-2006-3942
Description
The server driver (srv.sys) in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and Server 2003 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via an SMB_COM_TRANSACTION SMB message that contains a string without null character termination, which leads to a NULL dereference in the ExecuteTransaction function, possibly related to an "SMB PIPE," aka the "Mailslot DOS" vulnerability. NOTE: the name "Mailslot DOS" was derived from incomplete initial research; the vulnerability is not associated with a mailslot.
Affected products
9- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:fr:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:itanium:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
14- secunia.com/advisories/21276nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3037nvdVendor Advisory
- blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/07/28/443837.aspxnvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.phpnvd
- www.osvdb.org/27644nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443287/100/200/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/19215nvd
- xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/231nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-063nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27999nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A428nvd
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