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CVE-2006-2334

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-2334 describes a vulnerability in the RtlDosPathNameToNtPathName_U API function within NTDLL.DLL, affecting Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and XP SP2. This flaw prevents proper conversion of DOS-style paths with trailing spaces to NT-style paths. An attacker could exploit this locally to create inaccessible files or obstruct access to legitimate files, potentially evading detection by antivirus software. While no active exploitation is noted, a public exploit (EDB-27851) exists, yet community discussion and media coverage remain minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:fr:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.1LOW

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-27851 · May 10, 2006
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0335 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 2,096 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.6 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/26487
48bits.com / advisories/rtldospath.pdf
ExploitVendor Advisory
osvdb.org / 25761
securityfocus.com / archive/1/433583/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/17934
Exploit