MEDIUM
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
Published Dec 5, 2006
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 21.98%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
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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.
6.1 MEDIUM NVD
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Adjacent
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
21.98% 0.21976
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.21976
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 (27 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 21.98% (0.21976) | 97.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 21.82% (0.21824) | 97.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 22.89% (0.22895) | 97.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 21.20% (0.21198) | 97.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 17, 2026 | 41.48% (0.41476) | 97.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 36.52% (0.36523) | 96.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 39.81% (0.39814) | 97.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 19, 2025 | 36.52% (0.36523) | 96.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 29.05% (0.29055) | 96.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 32.09% (0.32091) | 96.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 29.05% (0.29055) | 96.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 26.76% (0.26758) | 96.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 8, 2025 | 31.73% (0.31726) | 96.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 6, 2025 | 33.12% (0.33116) | 96.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 43.56% (0.43564) | 97.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 29.49% (0.29491) | 94.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 43.56% (0.43564) | 97.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 96.56% (0.96557) | 99.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 10, 2024 | 96.75% (0.96755) | 99.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 96.71% (0.96707) | 99.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 9, 2023 | 96.75% (0.96755) | 99.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 1, 2023 | 96.84% (0.96841) | 99.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 25, 2023 | 96.80% (0.96797) | 99.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 17, 2023 | 96.75% (0.96754) | 99.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.86% (0.96857) | 99.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 40.85% (0.40848) | 98.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 40.85% (0.40848) | 97.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20051116.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23196 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017330 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.eeye.com/Resources/Security-Center/Research/Zero-Day-Tracker/2005/20051116 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/914617 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21401 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4827 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30717 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2879 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20051116.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23196 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1017330 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.eeye.com/Resources/Security-Center/Research/Zero-Day-Tracker/2005/20051116 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/914617 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21401 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4827 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30717 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2879 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 5, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 5, 2006
Link CVE-2006-6296
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a