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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-2372

Original release date:07/11/2006
Last revised:03/08/2011
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:10.0 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA06-192A
Name: TA06-192A
US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#257164
Name: VU#257164
External Source: BID
Name: 18923
Type: Patch Information
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20060711 CYBSEC - Security Pre-Advisory: Microsoft Windows DHCP Client Service Remote Buffer Overflow
Type: Patch Information
External Source: MS
Name: MS06-036
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.cybsec.com/vuln/CYBSEC-Security_Pre-Advisory_Microsoft_Windows_DHCP_Client_Service_Remote_Buffer_Overflow.pdf
Type: Patch Information
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 21010
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2006-2754
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20060829 CYBSEC - Security Advisory: Microsoft Windows DHCP Client Service Remote Buffer Overflow
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 27151
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1016468
External Source: SREASON
Name: 1201
External Source: MILW0RM
Name: 2054
External Source: FULLDISC
Name: 20060711 CYBSEC - Security Pre-Advisory: Microsoft Windows DHCP Client Service Remote Buffer Overflow
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:232
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:232
Type: Tool Signature

References to Check Content

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:232
Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5

Vulnerable software and versions

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