CVE-2006-3441 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability within the DNS Client service across Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1/SP2, and Server 2003 SP1. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through specially crafted DNS record responses, encompassing multiple vectors including heap-based overflows and malformed records. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it represents a severe threat due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently listed on CISA's KEV catalog, a Denial of Service proof-of-concept exploit exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:fr:*:*:*:* | ||
64-bitCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
sp1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
sp1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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