CVE-2006-2379

Buffer overflow in the TCP/IP Protocol driver in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and...

9.3 HighPublic exploit

Buffer overflow in the TCP/IP Protocol driver in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to IP source routing.

Exploit likelihood

54.1%Down 9.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2006-2379
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2006-2379
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2006-2380 No score

Record: EUVD-2006-2380
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fh4x-hv33-xh3g No score

Buffer overflow in the TCP/IP Protocol driver in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and...

Record: GHSA-fh4x-hv33-xh3g
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Windows - TCP/IP Protocol Driver Remote Buffer Overflow	2006-06-30

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-2006-2379 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published June 13, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 54.1%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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