Buffer overflow in the DNS Client service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in the DNS Client service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted record response. NOTE: while MS06-041 implies that there is a single issue, there are multiple vectors, and likely multiple vulnerabilities, related to (1) a heap-based buffer overflow in a DNS server response to the client, (2) a DNS server response with malformed ATMA records, and (3) a length miscalculation in TXT, HINFO, X25, and ISDN records.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:fr:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 64-bit | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | sp1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:* | sp1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:fr:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 64-bit Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:* Versions sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-3441
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9r48-hp5g-mcc9
References
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- TI-2004-00181 The POSIX component of Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 allows local users to… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2002-00354 smss.exe debugging subsystem in Windows NT and Windows 2000 does not properly… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2006-3441 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-3441 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9r48-hp5g-mcc9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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