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CVE-2006-6296

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.1 Published: 2006-12-05 Modified: 2026-06-16

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 Platforms

Microsoft Windows 2000Microsoft Windows Xp

Weakness Type

CWE-399

References