CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-2379

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the TCP/IP Protocol driver in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 SP1 and earlier. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to IP source routing.

Risk Assessment

The organization is at risk of remote code execution without authentication, potentially leading to data theft, malware installation, or full compromise of affected systems.

Recommendation

Apply the security update provided by Microsoft in bulletin MS06-032 immediately and consider disabling IP source routing in network configuration.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in the TCP/IP Protocol driver in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to IP source routing.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS