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CVE-2006-5988

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-5988 describes an unspecified denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 when Active Directory is running. The vulnerability, while lacking detailed information, was demonstrated by a module within the VulnDisco Pack. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v2 score of 5.0 (medium severity), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity, requiring no authentication, and resulting in a partial denial of service. Its EPSS score is low, suggesting a low probability of exploitation in the wild. Despite being assigned a CVE, there is no known exploit code available in public databases like Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it has received no community discussion or media coverage, indicating a lack of active exploitation or widespread attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:advanced_server:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:datacenter_server:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:professional:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:server:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:ja:server:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
12.55%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1255 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 23,723 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, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 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

secunia.com / advisories/22871
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/21083
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry