CVE-2006-2372

Buffer overflow in the DHCP Client service for Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP1 and SP2...

10.0 HighPublic exploit

Buffer overflow in the DHCP Client service for Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 up to SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DHCP response.

Exploit likelihood

90.2%Up 26.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Record: CVE-2006-2372
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2006-2372
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2006-2373 No score

Record: EUVD-2006-2373
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-93v6-2jr2-8pxr No score

Buffer overflow in the DHCP Client service for Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP1 and SP2...

Record: GHSA-93v6-2jr2-8pxr
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

microsoft dhcp client service

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Windows - DHCP Client Broadcast (MS06-036)	2006-07-21

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-2372 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Microsoft Dhcp Client Service, published July 11, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 90.2%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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