Microsoft Windows Print Spooler denial of service
| windows-printspooler-dos (30717) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Windows is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper handling of RpcGetPrinterData() RPC requests by the Print Spooler service. By sending a specially-crafted RPC request packet to the Print Spooler service, a remote attacker could consume all available memory resources, resulting in a denial of service.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3.5 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 3.2 |
| Exploitability: | Functional |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BID-21401: Microsoft Windows Print Spooler GetPrinterData Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-6296: 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.
- SA23196: Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Denial of Service Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1017330: Windows Print Spooler Subsystem GetPrinterData() Function Lets Remote Users Deny Service
- US-CERT VU#914617: Microsoft Windows Print Spooler service fails to properly handle RPC requests
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-4827: Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Service GetPrinterData Denial of Service Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 Advanced Server
Reported:
Dec 01, 2006
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