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CVE-2006-3440

CRITICAL
10.0
CVSS Severity Score
EPSS Score0.1370%
EPSS Percentile3.69th
PublishedAug 9, 2006
Last ModifiedApr 16, 2026

Vulnerability 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 (CPE)

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Microsoft

Windows 2000

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows 2003 Server

= 64-bit
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Microsoft

Windows 2003 Server

= sp1
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Microsoft

Windows 2003 Server

= sp1
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Microsoft

Windows Xp

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows Xp

All versions
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Microsoft

Windows Xp

All versions

References & Advisories

🔗 http://secunia.com/advisories/21394
🔗 http://securitytracker.com/id?1016653
🔗 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/908276
🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19319
🔗 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html
🔗 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3211
🔗 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-041
🔗 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A747

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