CVE-2006-3942 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and Server 2003, specifically within the srv.sys driver. This flaw allows remote attackers to crash the system by sending a malformed SMB_COM_TRANSACTION message lacking null termination, leading to a NULL dereference. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it is easily exploitable over the network without authentication, resulting in a complete system compromise (denial of service). While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit modules are publicly available in Metasploit and ExploitDB, indicating readily accessible exploit code, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
itaniumCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:itanium:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
r2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
sp1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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