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CVE-2006-3440

CRITICAL CVSS: 10.0 Published: 2006-08-09 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in the Winsock API in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka "Winsock Hostname Vulnerability."

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Windows XpMicrosoft Windows 2000Microsoft Windows 2003 Server

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References