CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-3439

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow vulnerability in the Server Service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 SP1. It allows remote attackers, including anonymous users, to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPC message. This is a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-1314.

Risk Assessment

Critical vulnerability — enables unauthenticated remote code execution, which can lead to full system compromise by an attacker.

Recommendation

Immediately install the MS06-040 security update from Microsoft. If rapid patching is not possible, consider blocking ports 139 and 445 at the network firewall.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in the Server Service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 SP1 allows remote attackers, including anonymous users, to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPC message, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-1314.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS