CVE-2006-3440
N/A
Published: August 9, 2006 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:27 PM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorWindows XpWindows 2000Windows 2003 Server
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 57%
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (8)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/908276Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3211Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MS
Source: [email protected]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-041VDB EntrySignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Source: [email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A747Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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