CVE & CISA-KEV CatalogNVD
CVE-2006-2372
HIGHEPSS 100th pctl10.0
CVSS v2
Description
Buffer overflow in the DHCP Client service for Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 up to SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DHCP response.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
90.23%probability of exploitation in 30 days
100thpercentile
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-07/0222.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21010
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1201
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016468
- http://www.cybsec.com/vuln/CYBSEC-Security_Pre-Advisory_Microsoft_Windows_DHCP_Client_Service_Remote_Buffer_Overflow.pdf
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/257164
- http://www.osvdb.org/27151
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439675/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444631/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18923
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-192A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2754
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-036
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A232
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2054
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