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CVE-2006-3942
The server driver (srv.sys) in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and Server 2003 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
High7.8EPSS 75.0%
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- mitre
Description
The server driver (srv.sys) in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and Server 2003 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via an SMB_COM_TRANSACTION SMB message that contains a string without null character termination, which leads to a NULL dereference in the ExecuteTransaction function, possibly related to an "SMB PIPE," aka the "Mailslot DOS" vulnerability. NOTE: the name "Mailslot DOS" was derived from incomplete initial research; the vulnerability is not associated with a mailslot.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 75.0% · top 0.5% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (14)
- 20060728 Vulnerability in Server Driver could result in Denial of Service (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_ISSx_transferred
- ADV-2006-3037 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- SSRT061264 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 20060814 CORE-2006-0714: Microsoft SRV.SYS SMB_COM_TRANSACTION Denial of Service (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 19215 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- MS06-063 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=562&idxseccion=10 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 1016606 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 21276 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1017035 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 27644 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- smb-malformed-pipe(27999) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:428 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/07/28/443837.aspx (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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