Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 5, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-6296
CVE-2006-6296
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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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:fr:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <= SP4
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <= SP1
Patches
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References
9- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21401nvdExploitVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/23196nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4827nvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/914617nvdUS Government Resource
- research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20051116.htmlnvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.eeye.com/Resources/Security-Center/Research/Zero-Day-Tracker/2005/20051116nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30717nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2879nvd
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