CVEvulnerability

CVE-2006-3942

7.8 HIGH Published 2006-07-31 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2006-07-31
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-20

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.

Affected configurations

• microsoft windows 2000 • microsoft windows 2003 server 64-bit • microsoft windows 2003 server itanium • microsoft windows 2003 server r2 • microsoft windows 2003 server sp1 • microsoft windows xp

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness

References