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CVE-2006-6296

The RpcGetPrinterData function in the Print Spooler (spoolsv.exe) service in Microsoft Windows...

6.1 MediumPublic exploit

The RpcGetPrinterData function in the Print Spooler (spoolsv.exe) service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and earlier, and possibly Windows XP SP1 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an RPC request that specifies a large 'offered' value (output buffer size), a variant of CVE-2005-3644.

Exploit likelihood

22.0%Down 18.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.1

The RpcGetPrinterData function in the Print Spooler (spoolsv.exe) service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and earlier, and possibly Windows XP SP1 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an RPC request that specifies a large 'offered' value (output buffer size), a variant of CVE-2005-3644.

Record
CVE-2006-6296
CVSS 2.0
6.1 MediumAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness
CWE-399
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The RpcGetPrinterData function in the Print Spooler (spoolsv.exe) service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and earlier, and possibly Windows XP SP1 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an RPC request that specifies a large 'offered' value (output buffer size), a variant of CVE-2005-3644.

Record
CVE-2006-6296
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-6279 No score

The RpcGetPrinterData function in the Print Spooler (spoolsv.exe) service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and earlier, and possibly Windows XP SP1 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an RPC request that specifies a large 'offered' value (output buffer size), a variant of CVE-2005-3644.

Record
EUVD-2006-6279
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4h9q-m672-24xx No score

The RpcGetPrinterData function in the Print Spooler (spoolsv.exe) service in Microsoft Windows...

The RpcGetPrinterData function in the Print Spooler (spoolsv.exe) service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and earlier, and possibly Windows XP SP1 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an RPC request that specifies a large 'offered' value (output buffer size), a variant of CVE-2005-3644.

Record
GHSA-4h9q-m672-24xx
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBMicrosoft Windows - spoolss GetPrinterData() Remote Denial of Service2006-12-01

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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

In short

CVE-2006-6296 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published December 5, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.0%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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