Description
Buffer overflow in the Winsock API in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and Server 2003 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka "Winsock Hostname Vulnerability."
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Microsoft Windows - DNS Resolution Remote Denial of Service (PoC) (MS06-041) EDB-2900 · dos · Dec 9, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- MS06-041 vendor-advisory
- 1016653 vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-3211 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:747 vdb-entry signature
- 19319 vdb-entry
- 21394 third-party-advisory
- TA06-220A third-party-advisory
- VU#908276 third-party-advisory