Buffer overflow in the DNS Client service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted record response
Published Aug 9, 2006
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 61.96%
Description
Buffer overflow in the DNS Client service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted record response. NOTE: while MS06-041 implies that there is a single issue, there are multiple vectors, and likely multiple vulnerabilities, related to (1) a heap-based buffer overflow in a DNS server response to the client, (2) a DNS server response with malformed ATMA records, and (3) a length miscalculation in TXT, HINFO, X25, and ISDN records.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
- 64-bit
- sp1
- sp1
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (25 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 61.96% (0.61963) | 99.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 61.96% (0.61963) | 99.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 7, 2026 | 65.53% (0.65532) | 99.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 62.67% (0.62666) | 99.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 60.05% (0.60047) | 99.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 7, 2026 | 74.29% (0.74291) | 98.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 73.18% (0.73178) | 98.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 74.29% (0.74294) | 98.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 73.18% (0.73178) | 98.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 74.29% (0.74294) | 98.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 73.18% (0.73178) | 98.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 81.43% (0.81434) | 99.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 12, 2025 | 74.29% (0.74294) | 98.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 73.08% (0.73085) | 98.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 93.62% (0.93619) | 99.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 92.24% (0.92240) | 99.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 93.11% (0.93113) | 99.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 14, 2024 | 94.25% (0.94251) | 99.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 1, 2024 | 93.67% (0.93667) | 98.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 12, 2023 | 93.92% (0.93920) | 98.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 4, 2023 | 93.79% (0.93793) | 98.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 20, 2023 | 94.40% (0.94402) | 98.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 94.17% (0.94171) | 98.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (15)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21394 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016653 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/794580 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchUS Government Resource
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19404 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3211 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/233 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_ISS
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/234 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_ISS
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/235 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_ISS
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-041 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24586 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28013 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
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- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A723 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
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