CVE-2006-3440
highpriority · attend · 70EPSS 0.573 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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."
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-2900Microsoft Windows - DNS Resolution Remote Denial of Service (PoC) (MS06-041)functional · exploit_db
affected products (5)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (16)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21394enisa_euvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016653enisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/908276enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19319enisa_euvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3211enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-041enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A747enisa_euvd
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